2 Species of Coronet

Gallery: AvianPosted July 1, 2016296 views9 comments

Here's a multi-flash shot from our Ecuador tour in January. The bird on the left is a Buff-tailed Coronet and the bird on the right is a Chestnut-breasted Coronet.
Canon 5D3, Sigma 150-600 C at 275mm 1/200 F16, iso 500, 580ex flash, 5 Nikon SB-26 slave flashes which can be triggered by any other flash going off, sugar water feeder below the perch.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 1, 2016 at 6:35 PM

Very nice to see both hummingbirds together picture and so sharp. I'm assuming you have a background here as that appears to be your MO in these multiple flash unit pictures. This looks really nice. We need some of these more exotic species up here in the Pacific Northwest.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 1, 2016 at 6:37 PM

Thanks David, yes the background is artificial. Because the light is all produced by the slave flashes you need an artificial background or your background would be black.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 1, 2016 at 7:15 PM

A wonderful composition with that curved perch and bit of moss dangling from the middle. Sweet image, Nate.

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Comment posted by Pramod.Shanbhag on July 2, 2016 at 11:17 AM

A very pleasing image Nate.I love it

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on July 2, 2016 at 1:16 PM

Nate, I really admire your work with multiple flash. Too bad the LH bird didn't move down on the branch a bit from the growth at the end.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on July 2, 2016 at 2:35 PM

Ouch... awesome image, wonderful balanced perch and the birds, greens on the perch and BG all match perfectly. Very nice setting ! No nits from me, Nate cool

. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 2, 2016 at 7:53 PM

Excellent bird portraiture, Nate.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 7, 2016 at 9:49 PM

Very beautiful Nate. The DOF used for these flash setups is perfect for a shot like this. Really nice work!

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 11, 2016 at 5:58 PM

Wonderful capture Nate. I have very fond memories of photographing these birds in Ecuador.
May

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