A Blue Grey Tanager in the cloud forests of Costa Rica.
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Minimal sharpening used in processing, in fact I tried to blur the sharpness using noise removal. The plumage still looks pretty sharp but better than it did prior to the application of the noise removal.
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Iso-800, 100-400 at 400 mm, 7.1, 250th, fill flash at -3, handheld, A7R3, 50% of full frame, Overcast and dark
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An excellent composition, David, and I like the over-the-shoulder head turn. I see what you mean about the plumage. The feather structure really comes out in this bird for some reason, but it doesn’t look like it’s very noisy.
Hi David,
I like the diagonal moss covered perch and the backwards glance of the bird. Nice job catching this pose. Nice background. The plumage of the bird looks noisy to me.
I really like the pose and the perch. Good composition. The birds feathers do appear a bit crunchy.
