Black-Faced Solitaire

Gallery: AvianPosted November 10, 2010235 views11 comments

This is one of the birds in Costa Rica that is pretty rare to get a good close look at. I was very fortunate to get a great look with some nice light as an added bonus. This little guy was puffed up and ready for a portrait

Full Frame, NR applied to background

Techs:

Canon 50D, ISO 400, 500mm with 1.4x
1/125 @ f/5.6
-1/3 EV
Flash at -1 2/3

Larger Version Included

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 10, 2010 at 10:30 PM

Great image. There are no nits from me. This is beautiful.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Jay Martin on November 10, 2010 at 10:40 PM

Wow! that's a great shot Keith! Wonderful detail. Love the feet. Nice looking bird too!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 10, 2010 at 11:33 PM

Excellent catch!
Great pose, nice eye, good BG.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on November 10, 2010 at 11:39 PM

Very interesting bird, nice pose and eye contact.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 11, 2010 at 2:13 PM

Cool looking bird Keith. Beak looks a bit bright due to flash.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 11, 2010 at 5:24 PM

Great shot Keith, I think all of the Central and South American solitares are tough to see let along get a sweet photo of.

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Comment posted by Julia Flanagan on November 11, 2010 at 6:42 PM

I really like this shade of blue. Neat bird, one I've not seen an image of before. Great detail in the feathers and good pose. Thanks for sharing.

Julie

Registered on November 13, 2003, 59 Posts, 986 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 11, 2010 at 9:56 PM

Nice one Keith - love the closed shadowy background. It gives it a real jungle feel.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 13, 2010 at 2:45 PM

Beautiful!

The detail is amazing.
Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on November 14, 2010 at 3:47 PM

Keith,
really a beautiful bird so well captured. I love the orange feet and beak, the ruffled look and the pose. Great capture.

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Comment posted by May Haga on November 15, 2010 at 4:57 PM

Wonderful portrait Keith. The puffed up look adds greatly to the image.
May

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