Almost all of these images were shot in and around Tortuguero. Most were from a boat as we toured the river. I'll point out exceptions as they occur. I will post the last of this series tomorrow - whew!!
As usual all EXIF data is intact. I welcome and encourage C&C - don't hesitate to criticize either the images or me
= Ed =
1. Three-toed Sloth. This is the lone image in this series not shot near Tortuguero. We never found a sloth that had any background other than overcast sky. The only photos of a Two-toed Sloth that I have doesn't even show the face. Anyhow, it's not great, but it's the best Sloth image I have. I would really love to spend a longer time down there. Maybe someday... http://www.edrotberg.org/images/Three-toed%20Sloth.jpg
5. Bare-throated Tiger Heron. We saw quite a number of these, both juvenile and adult. I'm posting 3 images of these guys, taken at different times. They are a very large heron. This is a full frame image. http://www.edrotberg.org/images/Bare-throated%20Tiger%20Heron.jpg
So I'll finish this post with a series of Capuchin (white-faced) Monkeys. That will keep the image count down here and I'll have one more post tomorrow. I did manage a number of photos that I was pleased with of the Capuchins, but at first it did not look like that would be the case. The first time we saw them, I had been merrily shooting away as they moved from tree to tree in front of us. When they had passed I looked down to review the images and the exposures were all over the map! There were only a couple of decent images in the series. I was heartbroken, not knowing if we would see any more of these guys on the day and a half that was left of our trip. At first I thought my 1D MK III was malfunctioning, but then I remembered that I had moved the metering over to Spot Metering for a difficult exposure earlier - and I forgot to turn it back to Evaluative! User error, plain and simple.
The good news is that we had another good encounter with a group of Capuchins while we were on the boat later on. This time, you can be sure that I had the camera on Evaluative Metering. As a bonus, there was yet another encounter with these guys that was totally unexpected. I'll get to that later.
12. Capuchin Monkey Portrait. So we had just finished lunch and we were sitting around in our casita (cabin) waiting until we were to go out for our final boat outing on our last afternoon in Tortuguero when we heard this commotion outside our casita. I went out on the deck and there was a family of Capuchins being "chased" around by the hotel owner's little dog. I think the Capuchins were playing with the dog as he was surely not threatening them much Anyhow, this one Capuchin was on the tree just beyond my deck. Too bad he's a little chewed up, but I guess it happens. Anyhow, I had the 500mm +1.4x on the 1D Mk III, so I picked it up and dialed the ISO up to 2500 and prayed. These next two are full frame shots, nearly at minimum focusing distance, handheld @700mm, ISO 2500. This image is at 1/160th of a second. Thank goodness for IS!! http://www.edrotberg.org/images/Capuchin%20Monkey%20portrait%201.jpg
You have captured some excellent emotion in those eyes of the monkeys, very well done, #9 and #13. Tiger heros is just awesome, have seen a few posted but this is the finest yet, such rich coloring and patterning. Great image on the KF #4 and that is nice light on your GH
You mastered many difficult exposure situations and presented them in PP style that mimmicks what I imagine the area to be like in lighting.
Sloth shot is amusing - especially in how the sloth molds to the tree.
The Greenie shot is just fabulous so I fully understand you loving it.
KF shots are also beautiful & the Tiger Herons are just super. Best I've seen here for sure.
I've read so many times that if we want photographs of nice looking wildlife, we're better off going to a zoo than out in the wild. In the wild they're scratched up etc etc all due to the life they live. All you've done is showed with your Capuchin is show just how tough life is in the wild on them.
Excellent series & I must say - - your trip looks like it's been just amazing.
Lil
Jul 03, 2009 at 01:06 PM
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Karl Witt wrote:
You have captured some excellent emotion in those eyes of the monkeys, very well done, #9 and #13. Tiger heros is just awesome, have seen a few posted but this is the finest yet, such rich coloring and patterning. Great image on the KF #4 and that is nice light on your GH
You mastered many difficult exposure situations and presented them in PP style that mimmicks what I imagine the area to be like in lighting.
Sloth shot is amusing - especially in how the sloth molds to the tree.
The Greenie shot is just fabulous so I fully understand you loving it.
KF shots are also beautiful & the Tiger Herons are just super. Best I've seen here for sure.
I've read so many times that if we want photographs of nice looking wildlife, we're better off going to a zoo than out in the wild. In the wild they're scratched up etc etc all due to the life they live. All you've done is showed with your Capuchin is show just how tough life is in the wild on them.
Excellent series & I must say - - your trip looks like it's been just amazing.
Thank you Lil. In some ways it would have been nice to find a "nicer looking" monkey for the portraits, but this is life in the wild, so I'm not complaining
Beautiful work Ed, enjoying your CR series immensely! Outstanding images all but I'm partial to the KF's and those magnificent Tiger Herons You handled the light down there with ease Ed, they all look terrific
Thomas Sanders wrote:
Beautiful work Ed, enjoying your CR series immensely! Outstanding images all but I'm partial to the KF's and those magnificent Tiger Herons You handled the light down there with ease Ed, they all look terrific
Tom
Thanks Tom. I wish I felt like I handled it as well as it comes across in these images. I sure learned a lot though
Nevertheless, I don't think it's too bad
Anyhow, this one Capuchin was on the tree just beyond my deck. Too bad he's a little chewed up, but I guess it happens. Anyhow, I had the 500mm +1.4x on the 1D Mk III, so I picked it up and dialed the ISO up to 2500 and prayed. These next two are full frame shots, nearly at minimum focusing distance, handheld @700mm, ISO 2500. This image is at 1/160th of a second. Thank goodness for IS!!
