Blue-crowned Motmot

Gallery: AvianPosted November 12, 2014104 views7 comments

Canon 1D-X, 300mm x 2.0TC, handheld
f5.6, 1/500, ISO2000

Gallery forest in the Cerrado, outside of Chapada dos Guimaråaes, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Cropped to vertical. Selective sharpening to bird.

C & C, please, Thanks for looking.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on November 12, 2014 at 8:18 PM

Nice job. The photo feels dark/dull, but this was also in the jungle, so the lighting was apparently tough :).

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on November 12, 2014 at 11:25 PM

This is a wonderful shot. My only question is about the blue on the top of the bird's head. Having never seen one, I don't know if the color is right. Does it look a little bright to you?

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 13, 2014 at 1:48 AM

Patrick -

It really is that electric blue.

Jim

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on November 13, 2014 at 11:29 AM

Yep, I agree the color on the top of the head is truly that electric blue. Incredibly vivid. I do think the image would benefit from a bit of an increase in overall luminance. Certainly have to be careful with the blue on the head as it looks fine as is.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 13, 2014 at 5:54 PM

A sweet portrait of this handsome bird Jim. Great pose and a pleasing composition as presented.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on November 13, 2014 at 8:29 PM

Great stuff ! Good you got the tail extension. Maybe a bit too far left but I can live with it !!
We don get pretty stuff like this here !!
Cheers
JohnR

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 19, 2014 at 2:19 AM

I like the way you've framed this Jim - great bird

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