Violet-tailed Sylph


Posted by Nate Chappell on Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:45 pm

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Here's one from a recently completed Ecuador tour.  Image taken at Sachatamia Lodge near Mindo where we had large numbers of this species coming in to our setups.  Canon 5D4 100-400 at 340mm 1/200 F16, iso 400, 5 Nikon SB-26 slave flashes which are triggered by any other flash, tripod. 
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by Ron Day on Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:47 pm
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Nate, a super image. Love the pose, light, and color. Very nice!
 

by Tony Britton on Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:49 pm
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Congratulations on this excellent photo. What a stunning bird!
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by Karl Egressy on Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:55 pm
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Wow, amazing looking back pose, nice colors and composition, Nate.
 

by Craig Lipski on Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:49 pm
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Absolutely stunning!
 

by kasra haghgou on Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:44 am
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Excellent image with beautiful colors and details. Nice pose , background and composition
 

by Carol Clarke on Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:16 am
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Stunning! What a gorgeous little beauty. Such amazing colours, iridescence, and graceful lines. Pure artistry, Nate!

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:52 pm
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Cool pose and colors, Nate!
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by Mako_Elite on Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:11 pm
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Amazing looking hummer. I love the long tail.

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by Yun Gao on Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:56 pm
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Carol Clarke wrote:Stunning!  What a gorgeous little beauty.  Such amazing colours, iridescence, and graceful lines.  Pure artistry, Nate!

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+1 Very impressive in every respect!
 

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