Normally I do not like to take pictures of birds with “human” structures in the image, but sometimes it is difficult to avoid. This picture of a Bare-throated Tiger-Heron is one of those. I have many images of this bird, a fairly common one in Costa Rica, but I like this one for the light (literally at dawn, the bird’s proximity (I took this shot at a range of about 10 meters), and the subsequent detail of the feather pattern. Taken with a Canon R5, 600 mm f/4.0 lens, SS 1/1000, f/8.0 (to get more DOF), ISO 8000, EC of -.0.3, handheld. Processed in PS and then a final run through Topaz DeNoise. Taken at El Sitio Hotel in Liberia.
Country Costa Rica
Location El Sitio Hotel in Liberia CR
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Activity Feeding in the Wild, In or By Water
- Created Timestamp11/09/2022 12:05:36
- CameraCanon EOS R5
- Aperture8
- CreditJim Babbitt
- Focal Length600
- Iso8000
- Shutter Speed1/1000
- Orientation1
I love the detail on the Tiger Heron. It looks quite comfortable on the railing.