Elegant Trogon


Posted by Sandy R-B on Fri Mar 30, 2018 2:55 pm

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A very rare Mexican visitor to the extreme SE Arizona area

2018:02:  14:43:18
D850
Sigma S 150-600mm @ 600mm
1/800 sec, f/5.6 
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: +1
ISO: 1600
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO0
Flash: Off


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by David J. Bogener on Fri Mar 30, 2018 3:35 pm
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A beauty Sandy! Nice timing on the landing pose. You are having a good trip to Az.
 

by Ron Day on Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:57 pm
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This is outstanding, Sandy. Viewed large, it looks like a wonderful painting. Congratulations on such a fine image!
 

by Gene Gwin on Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:34 pm
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Sandy, Hope you have a talk with him and send down to South Texas. Very nice image. BG, perch and comp are all excellent.
 

by Jeff Munoz on Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:26 am
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That is Sharp Sandy, great capture!!!
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by Mako_Elite on Sat Mar 31, 2018 1:35 am
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Amazing shot Sandy!. Beautiful colors and the BG is fantastic. I like the grooves on the tree from the insect.

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by Nate on Sun Apr 01, 2018 12:09 pm
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Very cool to get this species in flight Sandy!
 

by tinyfishy on Tue Apr 03, 2018 8:14 am
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Gorgeous in-flight capture of this cool species...wish this was mine.
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by Mike Umscheid on Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:01 pm
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Oh man, this is stunning! All I've ever seen have been posing images of this species. This is fabulous!
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