Black-capped Tanager

Gallery: AvianPosted February 13, 2012306 views17 comments

Here's a shot from our most recent tour in Ecuador. We had 11 different species of tanagers up close coming in to the banana feeders one morning at the lodge in Mindo. I was especially pleased to get some nice photos of this species as it was my first quality images of it. This was a setup perch held by a flash stand with a banana impaled on the end of the perch. It's about 75% of FF.

7D 500F4 1/500 F5.6, iso 400, handheld, natural light

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17 comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on February 13, 2012 at 8:34 PM

Beautiful Nate. 11 different tanagers-must have been fabulous. I like the many shades of blue that this one has. Well done.

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on February 13, 2012 at 8:51 PM

Striking bird Nate - well captured. I like the simple perch and sweet BG that complement rather than compete with this beautiful bird. Welcome back, look forward to seeing more from your travels.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 13, 2012 at 9:00 PM

Beautiful, Nate.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on February 13, 2012 at 9:05 PM

Wow Nate. Terrific looking Tanager. Love the colors and the light blue beard/neck. I know it was a set up but you still have a very nice looking perch and that background is something that is tough to come by in the wild down there. Looking forward to seeing more of these tanagers Nate. Superb image!!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 13, 2012 at 9:06 PM

oh, man.... very envious of this bird (and all the other tanagers), Nate! no nits for me--this is beautiful.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 13, 2012 at 11:06 PM

Beautiful, Nate. You keep it up, and some day we'll let you take some photos of "normal" birds.

This reminds me of the excellent trip that we took there with you. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mark Deibert on February 14, 2012 at 6:31 AM

Excellent capture, Nate. The larger version does it much more justice. I don't think the bg color compliments it well, but what can you do, right? Anyway, great shot!

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on February 14, 2012 at 9:37 AM

What a beautifully colored bird, Nate! Your image provides us with such a detailed and clear view of it. Ecuador must be great!

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Comment posted by William Bickle on February 14, 2012 at 9:59 AM

Hello Nate

Amazing Colours & Very Nice Exposure. I enjoy the natural look with moss on branch & Natural catch Light. Limited DOF but Very Sharp where it matters. Great Clean BG.

Really nice Image! Never been there but seems a Photogrphers Paradise ? !

TFS

Bill

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on February 14, 2012 at 10:06 AM

Excellent shot, Nate. Those dark areas on the bird must be brutal to get right in natural light. Love the perch & background.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on February 14, 2012 at 11:49 AM

Nice job, Nate. It's a very handsome specimen. Love the detail and patterns you captured in the plumage.

Max

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 14, 2012 at 1:26 PM

An awesome bird and a simply beautiful portrait Nate. I really like the feather texture displyed here. Sweet Photo

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on February 14, 2012 at 4:41 PM

Very nice. Perfect details, colours and BG.

D&L

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on February 15, 2012 at 9:43 PM

This is beautiful!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 16, 2012 at 11:14 AM

Excellent image and what a beautiful bird, the larger version looks great, nice job in getting this.