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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Glenn Bartley on January 21, 2013, 09:18:05 am

Title: Red-crested Cotinga (Bolivia)
Post by: Glenn Bartley on January 21, 2013, 09:18:05 am

I am down in Ecuador at the moment searching far and wide for fun birds to photograph. I refuse to process images from my crappy laptop though so here is one from Bolivia in November.

Seems like a well named species eh?

All the best!

Glenn

(http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3533/redcrestedcotinga02.jpg)

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure compensation: +1/3
ISO: 400
Focal length: 500mm + 1.4x

Title: Re: Red-crested Cotinga (Bolivia)
Post by: 32BT on January 21, 2013, 10:57:31 am

Absolutely and utterly brilliant.

Beautiful pastel tints in the background, the bird well defined and perfectly visible agains the brush and berries/fruits? I very occasionally suspect you from setting up stuffed birds in your backyard and clouding us with field trips to exotic locations.

But then..., the images are still brilliant…

 ;-)

Title: Re: Red-crested Cotinga (Bolivia)
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on January 21, 2013, 11:58:10 am

Quote from: opgr on January 21, 2013, 10:57:31 am

Absolutely and utterly brilliant.

+1.

As always.

Title: Re: Red-crested Cotinga (Bolivia)
Post by: Praki on January 21, 2013, 12:11:40 pm

I marvel at your images. We have two red tailed hawks that visit our backyard (juveniles) and I have been trying to photograph them for a week with limited success. You seem to capture the birds in a beautiful pose with amazing colors and expressions. The images are truly outstanding.

Title: Re: Red-crested Cotinga (Bolivia)
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on January 23, 2013, 10:57:54 am

Quite a character indeed. And another superb photo.

Title: Re: Red-crested Cotinga (Bolivia)
Post by: francois on January 23, 2013, 11:02:27 am

The isolation of the bird on the branch is superb and lets us focus on the magnificent Red-crested Cotinga.

Title: Re: Red-crested Cotinga (Bolivia)
Post by: Tony Jay on January 23, 2013, 03:45:35 pm

Splendid, as always Glenn!

Tony Jay

Title: Re: Red-crested Cotinga (Bolivia)
Post by: gerafotografija on January 24, 2013, 11:30:48 am

+1