Masked Trogon

Gallery: AvianPosted October 14, 2012399 views8 comments

Male, Ecuador Rainforest, 2011

D300s
500mm
Subject dist: 8.9m
1/25 sec, f/4
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
White balance: Auto
A rare use of a tripod and better beamer, since it was so dark under the canopy of trees

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on October 14, 2012 at 11:10 PM

God sure gave this beauty a colorful costume. Lovely

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 15, 2012 at 12:17 AM

Sandy, under the circumstances you did well. You have good colors, a decent BG, but the bird does look a bit soft. I certainly can appreciate the problems in photographing birds in the tropical rainforests. Thanks for sharing. I know it can be dark in the rainforest, but I would like to see more on the conditions you were working under, was it raining, hot, muddy, that kind of stuff. I certainly have enjoyed your photos from the tropics.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 15, 2012 at 6:04 AM

Really nice comp with good use of flash. 1/25s shows some motion blur in the bird and perch. I have no experience shooting in the jungle, so I am sure it is very difficult with such low light.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 15, 2012 at 11:25 AM

The trogons are always nice to see, and this is a good pose for one in a nice setting. I'm now comfortable using ISO 1600 with my D300 when necessary and I'd have tried it in this situation to bring up the shutter speed another stop.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 15, 2012 at 6:58 PM

Nice colors on an interesting subject Sandy, and I like the background. Agree about the softness.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 15, 2012 at 11:38 PM

Great colors in this trogon. Must have been a magnificent trip.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on October 19, 2012 at 5:39 PM

What a beautiful bird. You did good with your tripod & beamer!

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on October 28, 2012 at 4:02 PM

Love this shot where has it been hiding?

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