Black-Throated Trogon

Paul A · 5th of April 2009 (Sun)

Shot this bird in the rain forest, very limited light so I had to use a flash (580ex) with a canon 40D and canon 500 f4 lens. The bird is in the trogon family; males are very irridescent. The pic was posted on the bird forum with only a couple of responses, would appreciate any CC here. Was the flash turned up too high?
Thanks,
Paul

tonydee · 5th of April 2009 (Sun)

Not sure mother would approve of his table manners. Nice shot though... looks well focused and sharp, though perhaps a bit noisy? Might just be the JPEG compression to post.... I suspect the flash has over-emphasised the "sheen" in the feathers? But don't recall ever seeing such a bird in in real life, so not sure. Composition is a bit central. Background might be usefully burnt a little, as would the slightly blown areas on the main course's rump. That extra feather on the back's a bit weird... such is life. Guess you must have been pretty close to be using a flash effectively... but with a 500mm... serious equipment! Is the image posted above cropped much? Cheers, Tony

DerekSimon · 5th of April 2009 (Sun)

Not sure that I have ever seen one before... very interesting shot.

CJinAustin · 5th of April 2009 (Sun)

I can almost feel that bug's pain.... nice capture though. ahem,, both of you...

5th of April 2009 (Sun)	#1
Paul A Cream of the Crop Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Posts: 5,040 IMAGE EDITING OK	Black-Throated Trogon Shot this bird in the rain forest, very limited light so I had to use a flash (580ex) with a canon 40D and canon 500 f4 lens. The bird is in the trogon family; males are very irridescent. The pic was posted on the bird forum with only a couple of responses, would appreciate any CC here. Was the flash turned up too high? Thanks, Paul __________________ GearList Face Book Page My Smugmug Page Photography is my only pathological addiction; hopefully it won't drive me to something worse.

5th of April 2009 (Sun)	#2
tonydee Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tokyo Posts: 2,009 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Black-Throated Trogon Not sure mother would approve of his table manners. Nice shot though... looks well focused and sharp, though perhaps a bit noisy? Might just be the JPEG compression to post.... I suspect the flash has over-emphasised the "sheen" in the feathers? But don't recall ever seeing such a bird in in real life, so not sure. Composition is a bit central. Background might be usefully burnt a little, as would the slightly blown areas on the main course's rump. That extra feather on the back's a bit weird... such is life. Guess you must have been pretty close to be using a flash effectively... but with a 500mm... serious equipment! Is the image posted above cropped much? Cheers, Tony __________________ 5D and too much glass. Mamiya 645E. http://www.picasaweb.com/anthonypon recent work

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DerekSimon Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 736 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Black-Throated Trogon Not sure that I have ever seen one before... very interesting shot. __________________ www.dereksimon.com

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CJinAustin User is banned from forums Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,361 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Black-Throated Trogon I can almost feel that bug's pain.... nice capture though. ahem,, both of you...

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