Yellow-tailed Oriole

Gallery: AvianPosted January 29, 2013123 views5 comments

This bird from my recent visit to Panama-taken in the forests of the Gamboa Rainforest Resort in late afternoon light.

D3s
500mm f/4 VR2
TC-14E II
SB-900
1/200s @ f/7.1
ISO 1250
0 EV
-1.7 FEC
Gitzo w/ Whimberley II

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Marlise Launstein on January 29, 2013 at 8:21 PM

I love colorful birds! You really nailed the sharpness! Nice shot!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 29, 2013 at 10:06 PM

Great colors and enough of a head turn to make it a worthy shot

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 29, 2013 at 10:26 PM

cool bird, Chuck. nice color and detail, and again, nice natural looking use of flash. Like Luke said, he gave you just enough eye contact.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 29, 2013 at 11:09 PM

Nice job on the exposure, Chuck. I like the tension created by the angle.

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Comment posted by Elizabeth Arellano on February 2, 2013 at 6:25 PM

Beautiful capture and colors.

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