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Taiga Flycatcher
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Taiga Flycatcher

by Simon Bennett

Gallery: AvianPosted March 29, 201488 views7 comments
Taiga Flycatcher photographed in northern Thailand.

Canon 5DIII, EF500 f/4 I + 2xIII, tripod, f/8, 1/320, ISO 3200, quite a few twigs digitally pruned, cropped for composition.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 29, 2014 at 11:08 PM
Surprised to her of a flycatcher called a "Taiga" in Thailand ! Looks like you pulled out all the stops to get this one Simon, doubler and high iso. Luckily the bird gave you a great pose and with a bit of pruning in post she is nicely framed by the branches. Very nice background.
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 30, 2014 at 9:15 AM
Nice capture. Nice background and pose. As presented, the image looks a bit on the dark side. I'd also remove the last twig in the upper right corner that is OOF
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 30, 2014 at 1:52 PM
Lovely bird and the colors match the branches quite good. Agree on Keith's suggestion about the branch in the upper right corner though. Cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 30, 2014 at 7:49 PM
Cool image, Simon. Interesting species name. It must be quite the migrant with a name like that. Nice job on removing the extra twigs.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by David Haynes on March 31, 2014 at 12:43 AM
Superb detail on this little guy Simon. Excellent angle and nice pose. Perch is a little busy but you get what you're given. Nice job on the digital elimination of branches. Can't tell. Excellent background! :toast:
Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 31, 2014 at 6:33 AM
Very nice - great detail and I like the slightly raised tail
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 2, 2014 at 10:22 AM
Tack sharp and natural colors Simon.
Very nice.
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments