Broad-billed Motmot

Gallery: AvianPosted March 8, 2011181 views15 comments

Another photo from our spring Ecuador trip. We found this beautiful bird while cruising a mountain road one afternoon.

Canon 40D, 600mm @ f5.6, 1/25, ISO 800, manual spot meter, tripod, mirror lift-up and electronic shutter release, some noise reduction

All your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated

Ken Archer

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Lizzie Shepherd on March 8, 2011 at 4:45 PM

Ken - spotted this chap immediately, having seen the lovely 'blue crowned' variety in Costa Rica just over a year ago - little typo though cos you've missed the T out of 'motmot'! ;-) Anyway, lovely capture and thanks for posting.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 8, 2011 at 5:44 PM

Very sweet Ken, love the diagonal here, a great look at that incredible tail.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on March 8, 2011 at 5:55 PM

This is one amazingly beautiful bird. Great detail and lighting Ken. Stellar image all around.

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Comment posted by Doug Backlund on March 8, 2011 at 7:03 PM

Bird looks sharp from top to bottom. Beautiful colors. I really like it.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 8, 2011 at 7:48 PM

Well done. The detail on the subject is full and fine. The OOF tree bole is a bit competitive, but not overly so.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 8, 2011 at 7:52 PM

Very clean capture, Ken. A great view of the tail feathers especially, which they break off when nesting. The tree's a bit distracting, but you definitely have some fine detail here.

Max

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on March 8, 2011 at 8:25 PM

Wow! This is a really striking image! The quality of light makes the colours look incredible. The catchlight is so good you can see the roundness of his eye! The sharpness of the bird against the beautiful, smooth background makes this image so strong.

I have to say this guy has a wild-looking tail!

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 8, 2011 at 8:44 PM

This is a beautiful bird Ken and you have captured it very well. Very nice detail, especially considering the techs. Wow that is a slow shutter speed for a 600.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 8, 2011 at 10:49 PM

Gorgeous !! Fine detail, nice pose and eye - way better than any i got of this fellow!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 8, 2011 at 11:39 PM

What an absolute beauty of a shot Ken, extremely well done :^) Everything from the diagonal line, to background, the pose, and of course the exquisite detail you've captured in the subject, I like this a lot!

I'd be real hard put to make a choice between having only half the opportunities you've had with such beautiful subjects in Ecuador or having only half the skill you apparently have as a photographer - LOL ;^)

Veyr much looking forward to seeing more of your wonderful images :^)

Kind regards,

Ashley

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 9, 2011 at 4:48 AM

Really like this Ken - vibrant colours and setting and great detail and sharpness for 1/25

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 9, 2011 at 8:14 AM

A wow image, Ken. Beautiful colors and so sharp-1/25. Totally impressed.

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Comment posted by Sally King on March 9, 2011 at 8:48 AM

Nifty bird and you have captured it very well. Amazing at that slow shutter speed. The colors are so rich. The eye stands out well from the black mask. Nicely placed in the frame too. Would love to see one of these some day.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on March 9, 2011 at 11:37 AM

A fabulous looking bird - well captured and presented!

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 9, 2011 at 12:11 PM

Very nice Ken. Nice light on the head. Getting a nice clean view of the tail is an added bonus.

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