Silky Flycatcher II

Gallery: AvianPosted June 5, 2010178 views11 comments

The second of this species that I've posted from a recent trip to Costa Rica, this time I was a lot closer to the subject, and slightly better lighting.

Thanks for taking a look.

D300
300mm f/2.8
1/80s @f/5.6
ISO 800
-2/3 EV
Spot

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 5, 2010 at 8:07 PM

Chuck, Excellent pose with nice light on the bird. Good job getting the flycatcher unobstructed. I also like your composition. The bird seems slightly soft - perhaps from a relatively slow shutter speed. Was this hand held? If you haven't tried already I might try to tone down some of the brights in the foliage and personally I'd clone out the leaf bit in the LL corner. A beautiful bird that I enjoy seeing.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 5, 2010 at 8:15 PM

I agree with Ron. At 1/80 sec, this one needed a tripod. Good job though, getting it as sharp as you did. The small bit of leaf in the LLC doesn't bother me, but I would definitely tone down the foliage a notch.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on June 5, 2010 at 8:29 PM

The setting and light are really nice, Charles, The image softness is noticeable in the large version.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on June 5, 2010 at 10:00 PM

nice light, and great view of the bird. what an interesting variation on our North American silky-flycatcher (Phainopepla)! Only wish it were sharper, but it doesn't look like you had a lot of light to work with--I guess this is why so many of the best tropical shots seem to use flash.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 6, 2010 at 12:35 AM

Beautiful bird and setting Chuck - ditto Ron's comments

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 6, 2010 at 12:48 AM

Wow, makes our flycatchers look rather dowdy in comparison. Excellent setting and you got quite close to the subject it appears. Ron said it best. The 720 pix view looks very good, the larger shows some softness.

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 6, 2010 at 9:13 AM

Excellent. Wonderful feather detail. The bird shows up beautifully against the dark background.
May

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on June 6, 2010 at 10:10 AM

Charles, Nice capture w/ a beautiful pose and lovely details.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 6, 2010 at 11:59 AM

Really pretty bird unfortunately a little soft yet what more could you do at 800 ISO and 2,8? I must visit Costa Rica sometime. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Joe Vincent on June 6, 2010 at 7:48 PM

Terrific shot Chuck!! Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Satie Sharma on June 7, 2010 at 1:14 PM

Great looking bird, Chuck. Very nice shot too.

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