In spite of the circumstances

Bajadreamer

Still in Vietnam. While it would be nice to have every bird or animal pose with great lighting, great background and interesting pose, that is seldom the case. If I only took and processed that type of image, I would certainly reduce my workload by 99%. However, when I see a bird that is so beautiful or unique, there is no question I am going to take the shot and then process it as best can be done. Granted, you cannot “make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear”, but the beauty of the bird overrides the deficiency of the shot. IMO, this is an example of that. A Red-headed Trogon. Trogons of different species are common in Central and South America, but this one, with the predominant brilliant red color is unique.

Plain Prinia

White Eye Buzzard