• 02-15-2013, 09:00 AM
    Glenn Bartley
    Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan (Ecuador)
    Another big highlight for me on my recent Ecuador trip was spending some time with this beautiful species of Mountain-Toucan. In all of my previous 9 months in Ecuador I had never seen this species so it was a real treat to have a pair hanging around one of the lodges that my group was staying at :-)


    http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9...ountaintou.jpg


    Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
    Shutter speed: 1/125 sec
    Aperture: 8
    ISO: 400
    Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
  • 02-15-2013, 10:36 AM
    Photo-John
    Re: Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan (Ecuador)
    Beautiful! Can you tell us how you go about getting a bird photo like this? Obviously, you're using a long lens. But how far away are you when you take the photo? Do you use a tripod? Is the bird aware of you? Do you stake out a location and wait for a bird? I just have no clue :)