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Red-billed Tropicbird
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Red-billed Tropicbird

by Nate Chappell

Gallery: AvianPosted June 27, 2015178 views12 comments

Here's one more from our Galapagos trip in January.  Photographed on San Cristobal Island.

Canon 5D3 500F4 1/2000 F8, iso 400, handheld, manual exposure

 

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 27, 2015 at 8:44 PM

Superb detail, Nate, and I love the curved tail plume.  Nice flight position as well.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by David Rowe on June 28, 2015 at 7:39 AM

Nate

Wonderful. Superlative IQ and very impressive DOF.

I’ll keep my eyes open for one of these!

David

Registered on December 20, 2013, 133 Posts, 286 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 28, 2015 at 8:09 PM

I love the feel of flight I get from the bird in a softly banked turn. And that long tail feather looks like a jet contrail!devil

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on June 29, 2015 at 12:46 AM

Great shot, Nate.

Amazing bird, on a very nice position

Registered on December 18, 2012, 162 Posts, 975 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 29, 2015 at 4:03 AM

It's a very elegant species and you've captured that elegance well. Nie work on those whites under that brutal equatorial light.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by keith mitchell on June 29, 2015 at 7:57 AM

Recon you have caught this one beautifully Nate.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Thompson on June 29, 2015 at 8:45 PM

Great flight image Nate but the best part for me is that tail whipping around behind him.

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments
Comment posted by David Williams on June 30, 2015 at 12:50 AM

Beautiful detail on this great flight shot, Nate......especially with getting every inch of the tail perfectly, as well. devil

Registered on March 8, 2005, 315 Posts, 2291 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 30, 2015 at 1:46 PM

Great species, well photographed. No nits, just awe.. devil, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 1, 2015 at 2:09 AM

I am really like the flight position of this one Nate. The trailing tail feathers and how they curve under the body and diagonal wing position really makes this super cool. Nice work!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 1, 2015 at 1:03 PM

Nice capture Nate-a very memorable morning for sure.devil
 

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 2, 2015 at 1:31 AM

Love that curved tail feather, excellent shot Nate.   Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments