Elegant Trogon #2

Gallery: AvianPosted May 20, 2010130 views11 comments

D300, 500mm f/4, tripod
1/500 sec at f/7.1, ISO 400
April 6, 2010 - Patagonia Lake State Park, AZ
I found another frame in which the OOF foreground branches were not so distracting, although the head of the bird is in a little more shade. Cropped to 70% of full frame. Sharpening, exposure, and saturation adjustments with LR2 and CS3. No cloning of OOF branches in this image.
Same bird and situation as described in the previous post. I did not realize this bird was so famous.
Comments and suggestions most welcome.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on May 20, 2010 at 6:06 PM

Dave,

I have been tied up with some work related issues so I did not see your previous post of this bird, I will check that out soon. I like how you cropped this, it must have been a challenge with the long tail. Beautiful colors, details and exposure. I like the background as is.

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Comment posted by dan elster on May 20, 2010 at 6:13 PM

What a bird!! Nice composition and I like the abstracty looking backround colors too.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 20, 2010 at 7:03 PM

Lovely detail in the large image! The bg is almost like a stage curtain, pulled aside to view the star of the show. I could wish for a head turn toward the viewer and no shadow, but you can't always get what you want, and the elegant bird is more than enough!

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Comment posted by Sally King on May 20, 2010 at 7:42 PM

Simply lovely. I would love to just see one of these let alone photograph it. The colors are gorgeous. Not all perches can be perfect. I think this is still an excellent capture.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on May 20, 2010 at 9:33 PM

Stunner!

Peter

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 21, 2010 at 12:12 AM

Nice capture David. Great detail in the bird and the exposure is spot on.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 21, 2010 at 8:22 AM

Another lovely shot David

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on May 21, 2010 at 12:32 PM

Very beautiful shot of a great looking bird, just love the metallic colours !
Didn't find the perch that great.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 21, 2010 at 12:51 PM

Beautiful, David. Wonderful detail in the bird and I really like the bg.