White Monjita

Gallery: AvianPosted August 22, 2011258 views20 comments

Another image from my wonderful trip to Argentina. This was one of my favorite birds but it proved to be rather skittish. I was pleased to find that when it was in the orchard at the lodge I was able to get a bit closer.

Nikon D300s, f5.6, ISO 200, 1/2000, 300 plus 2 times teleconverter, tripod.

Thanks for looking and critiques appreciated.

May

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on August 22, 2011 at 4:44 PM

May: Sweet image! That looks like it would be one tricky exposure to pull off and hold the details in the bird. You did a great job with it. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 22, 2011 at 4:50 PM

Really a cool looking bird May. Great job on the exposure. I take it that is an orange hanging from a branch in the BG.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 22, 2011 at 6:12 PM

Well handled, May. I especially like the orange OOF framing the birds head. The rest of the BG is pleasing as well.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on August 22, 2011 at 6:28 PM

What a stunning bird. Nice capture!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 22, 2011 at 7:36 PM

Great looking bird and the whites are well handled. The OOF orange (?) in the BG is a bit of a distraction

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 22, 2011 at 7:36 PM

Another great bird May!!! Excellent exposure controll. A Beauty

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 22, 2011 at 7:42 PM

Excellent - I like this very much as posted.

What family is this bird in?

Added: A quick Google search found: Tyrannidae family, the tyrant flycatchers.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 22, 2011 at 8:12 PM

That is some nice bird May! I knew it had that not from around here look about it. Great capture!

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Comment posted by KC Choo on August 22, 2011 at 9:23 PM

What a beauty, May, that is easy to see why it would have been one of your favourites. Wonderful job on the whites!

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on August 22, 2011 at 9:59 PM

Very nice! Great color and the white bird really stands out.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 23, 2011 at 1:33 AM

Wow, what a stunning bird. Looks marvelous against the citrus colored background. The bird reminds me of a Gray Jay in general conformation, or a Clark's Nutcracker, with reversed colors. The white on the head is just a little bit bright on this monitor, but not much. I might suggest just a touch more room at the bottom for composition. Thanks for sharing this interesting bird.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on August 23, 2011 at 7:20 AM

I like this a lot as posted May. Wonderful subject.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 23, 2011 at 8:36 AM

what a beauty, May! great bird, great setting, and nice work with your exposure. this is excellent.

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Comment posted by David Hemmings on August 23, 2011 at 1:03 PM

Beautiful bird and a beautiful image of it, good stuff May!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 23, 2011 at 2:02 PM

Very nice job on such a difficult shot. I like the detail and background on the larger version, well done.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on August 23, 2011 at 6:46 PM

Wow!
great whites control !
JohnR

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 23, 2011 at 10:09 PM

Excellent exposure of what looks to be a very difficult bird, May. I like the perch and bg as well.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 24, 2011 at 8:51 PM

Very nice job on the exposure, great detail May.
I especially like that BG with the orange/brown color directly behind the bird.
Well done!

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on August 24, 2011 at 8:53 PM

Excellent shot!!! Exposed perfectly. Real nice pose and background. Well done.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 16, 2011 at 12:31 AM

Gorgeous bird and excellent image!! Love the BG. I'd personally clone out the foliage under it's tal to clean up a bit.
Great image!

Sandy

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