Orange-breasted Trogon

Gallery: AvianPosted February 17, 2012186 views15 comments

Apologies for having not posted in such a long time. A combination of being overseas and a dead computer.
This was the first bird I pointed a camera at in Malaysia; so I was pretty impressed. Pity about the ISO 1600 which was a bit much for the old 1D2n

1DMkIIn 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 1600 f6.3 1/50

cheers
Rob

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 17, 2012 at 11:46 PM

Welcome back. Rob. The noise is minimal. A fine photo of a beautiful bird. If the Malaysian bids are like the South Americans, these guys are rarely in bright light. Shame about the OOF vine out of the top of the head, but it's a minor nit on a lovely shot.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 17, 2012 at 11:57 PM

Lovely bird and head-turn.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on February 18, 2012 at 12:36 AM

You handled the noise quite well, Rob. Lovely subject.

Max

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 18, 2012 at 5:09 AM

I'm glad your computer is alive again, so we can see these awesome photos of yours. Great bird posing beautifully for you Rob. Very nice portrait!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on February 18, 2012 at 9:33 AM

Nice bird, Rob. Very fine detail. I would have reduced a bit the brightness of the leaf in the BG.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on February 18, 2012 at 10:37 AM

Not a bad way to start a trip! Nicely done, you certainly don't notice noise at this size. ISO 1600, and only 1/50!!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 18, 2012 at 3:54 PM

Lovely pose and excellent exposure. Not seeing any noise, at least on the standard view here.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on February 18, 2012 at 3:56 PM

Nice shot of an interesting species. Noise seems to be alright on this posted version.

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on February 18, 2012 at 8:21 PM

Rob, well done nice photo of a bird I have never seen before. The noise doesnt look bad.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 18, 2012 at 11:25 PM

Nice to see you back.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 19, 2012 at 7:58 AM

glad to see you back, Rob. I didn't realize the trogon family extended over into Asia as well--very cool. nice pose and comp, and noise looks fine at this size, a good job in very little light.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on February 19, 2012 at 9:29 AM

WOW, their is always unbelievable color in your birds down under. You folks don't hold back with the color palette. Great capture Rob.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on February 20, 2012 at 9:03 AM

Hello Rob

Great look from the bird, sharp image . TFS

Bill

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 20, 2012 at 9:21 PM

Glad to see you posting again. Interesting to compare trogon feather patterns and colors from the ones we find in SE Arizona that come up from Mexico. A wonderful shot considering the conditions you appear to be photographing in. Way to cool, what a way to start a trip, always nice to find a trogon in any place, well done.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on February 22, 2012 at 12:11 PM

Awesome capture Rob, I'd love to have this one in my collection, though yet to even catch sight of an Orange-Brested Trogon, you lucky ... ;^)

If this wonderful image were mine, I'd be compelled to experiment with the burn tool in PS to see if I could darken the somewhat reflective leaf in the BG behind the Trogon's head, though the desired result may be hard to pull off leaving the image looking natural. Whatever the case, a corker of a shot and one to be proud of :^)

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