Rufous-winged Antshrike

Gallery: AvianPosted November 4, 2014122 views5 comments

Canon 1D-X, 300mm x 2.0TC, handheld
f5.6, 1/400, ISO12800

A fairly uncommon bird in the Pantanal, this fellow was deep in the gallery forest alongside one of the shallow lakes. There was very little light.

40% of full frame. Selective sharpening to bird. Noise reduction to background. This is about as far as I find I can push the ISO on the 1D-X. There is some noise in the bird. At shutter speeds slower than 1/400 (and higher ISOs) there was motion blur from the bird's panting.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on November 4, 2014 at 5:32 AM

This is a nice bird, well captured.
I'm amazed with the ISO 12800. I suffer from using 400 on my 7D... :)

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 4, 2014 at 6:13 AM

12800!!! - great effort Jim

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on November 4, 2014 at 2:26 PM

Jim I am always amazed at the call these Ant shrikes have, big call for a little one. Think considering the conditions and handheld you have done very well, love the raised crest.
Keith.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 5, 2014 at 6:55 PM

Back in the film days, this photo would not have been even close to possible.

Sweet portrait considering the conditions Jim

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 8, 2014 at 12:25 PM

I like the singing pose and comp. It's a bit soft, I think some fill flash would have been the way to go here. But a good result given the iso that you used.

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