Vermillion Taking Off

Gallery: AvianPosted July 17, 20171,925 views13 comments

Managed to nab a take-off image fo this Vermillion Flycatcher on a visit down to the Buenos Aires NWR in southern Arizona. I was fortunate to get a good wingspread.

1DX, 500mm f/4, 1.4 TC, 1/3200 at f/8, ISO 2000

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13 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 17, 2017 at 11:01 PM

Great timing and nice exposure on this difficult color. Well done.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on July 18, 2017 at 5:01 AM

Love the vibrant (vermillion) colour here Kurt, offset against a good choice of colour, red & green work very well in the colour palette and the outstretch wings is really cool. Sounds mad, but next time try f/11 and just crank the ISO to retain the SS you have, the 1DX can take it, but make sure HTP is off, it's not as good as the MKII. Dropping the contrast in the BKG will help IMHO, so it might mean 'double processing' if you have time for a comparison?

TFS
Steve

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Comment posted by John Robinson on July 18, 2017 at 7:11 AM

Great looking fella-certainly has a tropical feel to it. Nice to see the BG with a little "substance" to it I used to strive for plain backdrops but am going off them a bit(Except for my flowers !!)
Good stuff
JohnR

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 18, 2017 at 10:12 AM

<div> Kurt</div> <div>Really nice frame of this guy. Great choice of aperture and shutter speed to maintain the sharpness you needed. I see no need for a higher shutter speed or a higher iso </div>

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on July 18, 2017 at 10:32 AM

Really cool. The red sure plays nicely with that green background.

Max

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on July 18, 2017 at 1:52 PM

Excellent timing, Kurt. The fully spread wing position makes this one for me.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 18, 2017 at 4:41 PM

This has an interesting glow. One really needs to look at the larger image in order to see the detail through the orange feathers. I really like the wing position. The light is also quite impressive. I've been trying to get some images like this and I now appreciate the difficulty in the task.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 19, 2017 at 6:19 PM

Excellent, Kurt. One of my favorite birds. Great wingspread.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on July 19, 2017 at 7:04 PM

Very well done Kurt. Arizona will be a great place for bird photography.

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Comment posted by Nolan Rowell on July 20, 2017 at 10:49 PM

Great timing on this shot. Good exposure and great bokeh. Love this shot and this species.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 22, 2017 at 4:29 PM

Beautiful take off shot Kurt! devil

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Comment posted by David Bogener on July 23, 2017 at 1:33 PM

Outstanding in every way. Thanks for posting.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 29, 2017 at 7:27 PM

Gorgeous - and perfect techs. I also see no reason to have a higher ISO or SS. perfect as is - congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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