Turquoise Browed MotMot

Gallery: AvianPosted February 13, 2010371 views21 comments

These guys are just beautiful to watch. I managed to get this image in Costa while staying at Villa Lapas near the town of Jaco.

I liked the perch, background and the fact that he was eating something and the full view of the tail. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Larger Version included for critical critique.

Canon 50D
500mm f/4 with 1.4x TC
1/400 @ f/5.6
ISO 400
+ 2/3 EV

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on February 13, 2010 at 5:02 PM

Keith, this image is exquisite! Nothing else I can add to that.

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Comment posted by Gaurav Manglik on February 13, 2010 at 5:05 PM

really nice ...

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Comment posted by Kevin Thompson on February 13, 2010 at 5:15 PM

Very nice Keith!!!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 13, 2010 at 6:14 PM

Perfect!

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Comment posted by R. Melvin Park on February 13, 2010 at 8:00 PM

What a beautiful bird, amazing photography too
Excellent.

R. Melvin Park

Registered on February 1, 2010, 21 Posts, 27 Comments

Comment posted by Douglas Graham on February 13, 2010 at 8:32 PM

What a cool bird. Love the photo too, perfect-

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on February 13, 2010 at 8:56 PM

Nicely composed shot Keith. Gorgeous colours and pastel BG.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 13, 2010 at 9:05 PM

What a great bird and perfect comp Keith

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on February 13, 2010 at 9:58 PM

Love it. Great color. excellent comp with that long tail.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 13, 2010 at 10:50 PM

Keith,

Great bird and even better photo. Love the food in the mouth as well and the composition is very pleasing.

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on February 14, 2010 at 12:35 AM

Great bird Keith! I love the comp and this species is really beautiful. The only suggestion that I have is to consider running NR on the BG only.

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Comment posted by Jay Martin on February 14, 2010 at 12:54 AM

That bit of food is icing on the cake - well done!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 14, 2010 at 6:06 AM

Fantastic Keith - what a stunning bird and the background is very effective

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Sally King on February 14, 2010 at 10:39 AM

That is really gorgeous. The background help accentuate the bird very well. Great comp to show the whole tail.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 14, 2010 at 11:12 AM

Really an awesome looking species!

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on February 14, 2010 at 12:04 PM

Everthin about it is perfect all the way down to that awesome tail

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on February 14, 2010 at 12:54 PM

A beauty. No nits whatever. Apart from great techs and comp I love the bg. The oof palm leaves lend a mysterious sense of jungle.

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Comment posted by Ed Dubois on February 14, 2010 at 12:55 PM

Lovely image Keith.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 15, 2010 at 11:02 AM

A wonderful shot that has everything we could ask for in a bird image, a pleasure to view.