Violet-tailed Sylph - Ecuador


Posted by Nate Chappell on Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:30 pm

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Here's a Violet-tailed Sylph photographed on our multi-flash setup at Sachatamia, Ecuador. 
Canon 5D4 100-400 , 5 Nikon SB-26 slave flashes triggered by any other flash, tripod. 
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by SantaFeJoe on Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:04 pm
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That’s a sweet capture! Great timing to get this unique positioning and look.

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by kasra haghgou on Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:09 am
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Really nice flight shot! Superb image.
 

by Karl Egressy on Thu Apr 18, 2019 6:49 am
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Cool pose captured, Nate. Great image.
 

by david fletcher on Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:38 pm
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Wow! such lines and curves Nate. A beaut! Poetry in motion!
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by Moby Dick on Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:28 pm
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Very cool wing position Nate.  Good job in taming the flash without it being overbearing.  Thanks to you and Chuck, I need to go out and buy three more flashes...
 

by Mako_Elite on Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:42 pm
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Amazing looking bird!

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Apr 19, 2019 6:44 pm
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Amazing shot, Nate!

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by Ron Day on Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:47 pm
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Incredible pose, Nate. Well done!
 

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