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Chestnut-mandibled
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Chestnut-mandibled

by Charles Gangas

Gallery: AvianPosted January 9, 2013117 views6 comments
Doing a little housekeeping thru my catalog and I came across another image from the Costa Rica rain forests that I hadn't yet processed. Here a cooperative Chestnut-mandibled Toucan trying to make the best of a very wet situation.


Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica



D300
70-200mm
1/60s @ f/4.5
ISO 400
HH from a canopy gondola

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 9, 2013 at 3:48 PM
That is quite a colorful beak, amazing the color patterns some of these jungle birds have. I like the look from the bird and the green color around the eye. Nice job of getting this from a gondola and at 1/60 second as the larger image has some nice detail, way to go.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 9, 2013 at 7:41 PM
An expert photo under difficult circumstances. Great detail and an interesting story!
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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on January 9, 2013 at 9:37 PM
Charles, you definately made the most out of the bad weather! The perch and background plants gives a sense of environment. Thanks for sharing this!
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 9, 2013 at 10:13 PM
Beautiful, Charles. I love the wet plumage. Great job on the exposure and focus.

:toast:
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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 10, 2013 at 1:17 AM
Definitely a bad hair day. I like the look that you're getting. Good stuff, Charles. :toast:
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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on January 11, 2013 at 3:12 PM
Nicely done in what looks like bad photography weather. The toucan looks like he's not enjoying the rain either. Techs are spot on. Perfect headturn and some crazy colors make this image a beauty. I also like the habitat you have presented very much. :toast:
Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments