I hope you guys and gals are not getting bored with my pictures!
We found and photographed so many wonderful species during my last visit to Ecuador that I have files to share for a few months
For this tour I wanted to get out of my confort zone and instead of using my trusty RRS tripod and Wimberley head, I shot 98% of the time hand held, yeap, not saying this to prove I am young and strong (??) but there are times when a bird won´t give you the time to put your tripod on the ground plus there is a small window to shoot and you just need to take advantage of the situation, best is to shoot from a sturdy tripod I know but... one of the guys who was traveling with me has almost never used his 2X TC paired with his 600f/4 but this time he did and it was mostly because he saw me using it without hesitation! so I guess we both crossed the fence of fear, good for us!
Please let me know your thoughts and as usual, many thanks for taking the time to comment.
Best,
Juan Carlos
Andean Cock of the rock is like the quetzal in Costa Rica. Canon 5DIV and 600f/4 plus 2X
In my humble opinion, this is one of the prettiest herons in the continent, Capped Heron shot from our canoe with the 5DIV and 600f/4 +1.4TC
Noisy night monkeys shy but curious, Canon 5DIV and 600f/4 +1.4TC
Booted Racket-tail Hummingbird, Canon 5DIV and 100-400II
I just hate to shoot against the sky! but this is a special species so who cares! Plum-throated Cotinga, 5DIV and 600f/4 + 2XTC
Many-banded Aracari and a metallic wasp for breakfast! Canon 5DIV and 600f/4 +1.4TC
A bird everyone wants to see! Golden-collared Honeycreeper, shot with Canon 5DIV and 600f/4 + 1.4TC
Golden-naped tanager shot with Canon 5DIV and 600f/4 +2XTC
Juan, your images are just superb! While I love your bird images, but the noisy night monkey image is just awesome. These adorable monkeys remind me of some tiny "monkeys" from SE Asia, called Tarsius. Maybe because of their big eyes since those monkeys are nocturnal as well. And you are right, the capped heron is beautiful and "elegant" looking, too. Voted!
AGeoJO wrote:
Juan, your images are just superb! While I love your bird images, but the noisy night monkey image is just awesome. These adorable monkeys remind me of some tiny "monkeys" from SE Asia, called Tarsius. Maybe because of their big eyes since those monkeys are nocturnal as well. And you are right, the capped heron is beautiful and "elegant" looking, too. Voted!
Hello Juan, another set that is a treat for my eyes
The monkeys steel the show for me, adorable and unexpected surprise!
Great color and processing on some tricky lighting situations. I think the first two would benefit from tighter crops perhaps? Thanks for sharing, always a treat Juan
Beautiful shots Juan. I would consider removing the yellow leaf in the UL corner of the first image either by a slightly tighter crop or PS....it draws the eye away from the beautiful COTR.
arbitrage wrote:
Beautiful shots Juan. I would consider removing the yellow leaf in the UL corner of the first image either by a slightly tighter crop or PS....it draws the eye away from the beautiful COTR.
smjphoto wrote:
Really great set! Must have been a great trip as well. Really a pleasure to view these. Very impressive results for 2X handheld!!!!
Stuart
