Sulfur-rumped Flycatcher

Gallery: AvianPosted March 12, 201181 views3 comments

Olympus E-5, 300mm x 2.0TC, tripod
f7.1, 1/200, ISO1600

A fairly difficult to find flycatcher. Buenaventura Reserve, Southern Ecuador. Very low light under a thick canopy and heavy cloud cover.

Brightened a bit and selective sharpening of the bird. 50% of full-frame.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 12, 2011 at 7:51 PM

For the conditions you were shooting in this is very nice. Noise is evident at Iso1600, but still a nice look at this little flycatcher. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Christine Jackson on March 13, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Jim,

This is a fantastic environmental shot! Love how the circular pattern in the green vine mimics the shape of the bird's eye. Bird looks like its posing for the photo. I really enjoy all of the textures in this image as well as the beautiful rich colors.

Chrisie Jackson
Denver, Colorado

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Comment posted by KC Choo on March 14, 2011 at 1:07 AM

Love these forest Flycatchers with their eyes that stand out. Nice pose; I somehow detect very slight motion blur even at 1/200. Maybe it's an illusion.

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