Montezuma's Oropendolas

Gallery: AvianPosted January 23, 2013178 views7 comments

Olympus E-5, 300mm x 2.0TC, tripod
f6.3, 1/160, ISO400

Arenal National Park, Costa Rica. The gaudiest, noisiest birds in the tropical forest.

85% of full frame, usual sharpening drill.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on January 23, 2013 at 7:52 PM

Stunning shot of beautiful birds. That 300 mm is sweet.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 23, 2013 at 9:02 PM

Interesting birds and well done gettting them both in focus and with good contact.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 24, 2013 at 12:54 AM

Amazing some of the color patterns in this bird and an interesting name to go along. Wonderful background and nice job getting both in the frame with the same head turn. Well done.

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Comment posted by Verdon on January 24, 2013 at 1:03 AM

wow excellent, my dream is visit that beautiful part of world, well done

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 24, 2013 at 4:00 AM

Sweet capture of this beautiful pair Jim

The large version is a pleasure to view.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by David Williams on January 24, 2013 at 10:36 AM

Looks like your trip to CR was a real success. These guys are very interesting, and those bills look like dangerous weapons. Nice detail and I like the two heads pointed in the same direction.

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Comment posted by Tim Butler on January 25, 2013 at 7:51 AM

This is just staggering to me! Images like this are what keep me trying! The detail and clarity are amazing, especially in their feet and claws. Stunning image sir.

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