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Birds of Ecuadorian Cloud Forest

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Birds of Ecuadorian Cloud Forest

Friends,

My wife and I just returned from a wonderful trip to Ecuador, in which we toured Quito, the cloud forest northwest of Quito, and the Galápagos Islands. The trip was a wildlife lover's delight. Ecuador is home to an incredible number of species, and we were fortunate to see many of them in the cloud forest and the islands.

In the cloud forest, many entrepreneurs have set up feeders on their property to attract hummingbirds and the like, and they have a little cottage business. However, eagle-eyed observers can also spot birds "in the wild." I will say, however, that even at the feeders, photography is a challenge. The light is poor and the cloud forest lived up to its name - it was damp and misty. Still, I'd love to go back and spend more time.

Attached are a few pix.

Steve

Golden Tanager

ILCE-1 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens 600mm f/6.3 1/2500s 12800 ISO 0.0 EV

Blue Grey Tanager

ILCE-1 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens 600mm f/6.3 1/1000s 5000 ISO 0.0 EV

Long-Tailed Sylph

ILCE-1 FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II lens 200mm f/7.1 1/1000s 5000 ISO 0.0 EV

Red Headed Barbet

ILCE-7RM5 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens 600mm f/6.3 1/1000s 5000 ISO 0.0 EV

Golden-Headed Quetzal

ILCE-7RM5 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens 600mm f/6.3 1/1000s 4000 ISO 0.0 EV

Squirrel Cuckoo

ILCE-7RM5 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens 600mm f/6.3 1/1000s 4000 ISO 0.0 EV

Sunbittern

ILCE-1 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens 600mm f/6.3 1/500s 640 ISO 0.0 EV

Jul 13, 2024 at 07:01 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Birds of Ecuadorian Cloud Forest

Lovely set!

Birdie

Jul 13, 2024 at 08:11 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Birds of Ecuadorian Cloud Forest

Thank you, Birdie. Topaz NR is a birder's best friend!
Steve

Jul 13, 2024 at 09:32 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Birds of Ecuadorian Cloud Forest

Blueridger wrote:
Thank you, Birdie. Topaz NR is a birder's best friend!
Steve

Lovely compositions and subjects Steve. I don't know if the issue is too much cropping, exposures or a combination yet Topaz Denoise has left a lot of noise and/or smeared the detail. I still enjoyed seeing what you saw.

Morris

Jul 14, 2024 at 07:42 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Birds of Ecuadorian Cloud Forest

A really nice collection, Steve!
Douglas

Jul 14, 2024 at 09:45 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Birds of Ecuadorian Cloud Forest

Sounds like a great trip.TFS

John

Jul 14, 2024 at 10:00 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Birds of Ecuadorian Cloud Forest

Thank you, Morris and John.

As for noise, there definitely was a combination of cropping and high iso. I tried to drop the shutter speed, and the resultant high iso, but the lighting conditions were poor at best. Alas, when you only have one day on the site, you take what you can get.

Steve

Jul 14, 2024 at 12:17 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Birds of Ecuadorian Cloud Forest

Ha ha the lighting conditions are almost always poor for these birds but you did very well. Very nice set. Favorite is the Sunbittern as I've never seen one. The others are among my favorite yard birds.

Jul 14, 2024 at 08:08 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Birds of Ecuadorian Cloud Forest

Very nice set. Really like images 4 and 5! TFS!

Jul 15, 2024 at 09:49 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Birds of Ecuadorian Cloud Forest

Pitter,
We were pretty excited to see the Sunbittern b/c it is a rare bird. Thanks for your kind comments, and you're lucky that the others are "yard" birds for you.

Thank you, film_4.

Jul 15, 2024 at 11:47 AM


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