Posted by David Sewell on November 5, 2012 at 5:15 AM
The trouble with photographing birds in the rainforest is (a) that most are up in the canopy, (b) they are most active around dusk and dawn when light is lousy at best and (c) at any time of day there can be plenty of thick cloud about. Having just spent time in the forest myself I can now really appreciate just how good Craig's orang utan pictures really are.
This picture was taken from a canopy walkway (the same one Wills and Kate were on in September if anyone is interested), which overcame problem (a), but the other two problems proved much harder to overcome. The walkway got us up to the right height, but moved around every time someone took a step, rendering tripods worse than useless. Any advice on improving this shot further would be much appreciated. The bird itself, by the way, was about as confiding as a garden robin.
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11 repliesThis picture was taken from a canopy walkway (the same one Wills and Kate were on in September if anyone is interested), which overcame problem (a), but the other two problems proved much harder to overcome. The walkway got us up to the right height, but moved around every time someone took a step, rendering tripods worse than useless. Any advice on improving this shot further would be much appreciated. The bird itself, by the way, was about as confiding as a garden robin.
Thanks for looking.
David
Nikon D300, 70-300VR @ 210mm, 800 ISO, 1/400th @ f5.3
Bob
Looks ok to me -especially considering the circs.
JR
Keith.
Congratulations an absolute top drawer image.
Love the plumage colours on this one, and the jade green bill really catches the eye. What sort of size was it?.
As for the walkway, I suppose it was like shooting from a boat out at sea which can very tricky at times, so congrats on the capture, David.
Andy...
It is about the size of a blackbird, maybe slightly larger, and with a rather more robust head.
David
Phil.