Silver-throated Tanager
This is the first of three images of a Silver-throated Tanager. All three contain the same image but they have been cropped progressively wider and wider. There are lots of interesting plants to see growing on the limb it’s perched on and the bird itself is in pretty good focus. What you have to decide on is if you prefer a closeup of the bird (Image 1) or one of the wider shots that make the bird look smaller but include more of the perch. Name your preference and write why in the Comments section below.
Country Costa Rica
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
- Created Timestamp01/13/2026 19:12:42
- CameraCanon EOS R7
- Aperture7.1
- CreditM.Warner
- Focal Length500
- Iso800
- Shutter Speed1/400
I’m going to go with #1 (the tighter crop) This Tanager is a beautiful bird and deserves a classic frame filling portrait that shows just enough of the perch to get the interest of it. I’d maybe go for #2 if not for two things-that frilly piece of moss sticking up on the left and the out of focus flower above the bird. The moss piece is bright and salient and my eye gets drawn to it and then bounces up to the hazy purple flower, so the bird gets downplayed. #3 I don’t like as well because the perch… Read more »