Vermilion Flycatcher.

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Vermilion  Flycatcher.
Photo Information
Copyright: Luis Leal (Luis52) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1036 W: 5 N: 2728] (9914)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-28
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D80, 80-200 f2.8D ED AF Nikkor+1.5X Kenko
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/100 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-05-09 15:41
Viewed: 635
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 80
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Physical description :
Vermilion Flycatcher is one of the most spectacular flycatchers of America, as in colours or in courtship displays.

Adult male is mainly red and dark brown. It has bright red crown and underparts. A blackish mask includes lores, eyes, ear-coverts and nape. Back, wings and tail are blackish-brown.

Adult female has greyish brown crown, ear-coverts and upperparts with wings and tail. Tail is darker. We can see a whitish stripe including forehead and indistinct eyebrow. Flight feathers and wing coverts are whitish edged. She has whitish underparts finely streaked with grey, on chest, sides and flanks. Belly and vent are pale red to salmon.

Both adults have same kind of plumage all year round.
Immature male has duller plumage than adult male. It resembles female but with brighter underparts, salmon-pink to orange-red.

Immature female is similar to adult female, except on belly and vent which are yellowish.
Juvenile is rather brown on upperparts. Underparts are white, more spotted than streaked with brown on breast, and yellowish tinge on belly.
They reach their sexual maturity at about two years.
Thin, pointed bill is blackish. Eyes are dark brown. Legs and feet are blackish.

Saludos
Luis52.

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  • taba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 455 W: 126 N: 258] (1438)
  • [2008-05-09 16:52]

Hola Luis

impressionante tomada deste belo pássaro...

primorosa composição cores, assim como o fundo que acresceu uma fantastica imagem geral.
perfeita composição e nitidez...
TFS

Taba

Luis,
Great image of this cute flychatcher. Love the very warm color. Good Composition, sharpness, and detail.
Way

Hello Luis. I like this beautiful fresh post in warm color. The bird is so sharp and perched well at the tip of the branch. The totally silenced background is very well taken care here creating stunning impact to the composition. Regards. Jusni

C'est très joli comme photo, le bokeh est tout simplement parfait et quelle couleur!

Hi Luis,
Very nice shot. Great composition and details.
TFS
Wei

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  • darwin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 249 W: 0 N: 447] (1688)
  • [2008-05-09 18:30]

Hi Luis
Fantastic shot with lovely color tones
Superb detail and composition. tfs jon

This Vermilion is quite the tenacious bird there Luis... A fine image..and still continues to show a certain way in which you are unique in colours..I know I have done workshops before but I think it is the way it is..and for a good reason...we all see so differently yes? And we live hundreds of miles apart in longitude which changes all things...Very good sir!
Bob

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 661 W: 98 N: 1202] (4017)
  • [2008-05-09 19:31]

WOW! What a beautiful shot of this flycatcher! The exposure is perfect and the colors are amazing. Outstanding detail, picturesque pose of bird and excellent composition. The background color is exceptional!

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1223 W: 0 N: 4449] (13290)
  • [2008-05-09 22:33]

Hi Luis

A lovely composition with good colour and superb detail. Well observed and captured.


James

Splendida composizione con la posa sul rametto e BG con tonalità molto calde, ottimi POV e DOF, eccellente nitidezza e bellissimo il profilo della testa, belli i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

Hola Luis,
The colour is so beautiful in this shot also the lighting that falls on the bird!
nice pose with great sharpness, good colour and superb details
well done
muchas gracias
Saludos
Tony

Hello Luis,

This is a really wonderful shot!
Your sharp exposure and incredible details make this a must as a favourite!
I love how the light is making the gentlest of shadows across the back and cadding to the colour tones.
Lovely composition!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)
pl :-)

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 535 W: 87 N: 667] (5480)
  • [2008-05-10 2:14]

hi luis,
très belle image au style épuré, la composition est extra, et la couleur du BG va à ravir à ce petit oiseau.

gl

Hola Luis.
Excelente punto de vista y presentación.
Genial nitidez y muy acertado el encuadre.
Buena la profundidad de campo y también el comentario sobre este delicado pajarillo.
Saludos, JL.

Hola Luis, muy bonitas tonalidades, en una toma que me gusta la composición y el momento de la mirada del pajaro hacia atras es muy bueno. Un saludo

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 339 W: 3 N: 371] (1095)
  • [2008-05-10 4:06]

Hi Luis,
Wonderful capture.Colors,exposure,pose of bird and BG are very nice.
Thanks for posting.

Hola Luis,
Nice to see you back on the job amigo, your POV is a little out of the ordinary but the achieved result is, as usual, perfect for the side-looking bird. Thanks for sharing this fine scene with us, my friend.
Mehmet

Hi Luis,

Excellent shot
Perfect sharpness, details POV and BG
the light is Superb

TFS Thijs

Excellent photo.Very nice colors and light.Also very sharp.
Regards,
Nikos.

Excellent shot, Luis!
Cheers!
Goldy

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1675 W: 8 N: 4022] (13255)
  • [2008-05-10 8:27]

Hi Cousin,

This Flycatcher is so cute and in a wonderful pose showing off his wings, tail feathers, and adorable face. Nice natural colors and good details. The background is superb and shows him off to best advantage.

Jane

Hello Luis,
Very beautiful photo in excellent warm colours and light. Sharpness and details are very good. Great composition, pose and POV.
Regards,
Peter

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  • mariki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 841 W: 67 N: 1555] (6903)
  • [2008-05-10 11:17]

Hello Luis,

Lovely picture of this cute flycatcher. Excellent composition. Good sharpness. Very nice colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

Hi Luis,
This is a breathtaking image! Tones of colors are so special and unusual and what to say about composition and this pose that you captured! He really looks like he’s posing for you :)! This is so strange to see that the color of the bird fits perfectly the color of the background. The result is an outstanding portrait of a very cute little one. Thanks,
Claudine

Hola Luis
excellent work from coloration to timing. It looking very lovely. Also diagonal composition of branch on left great. Fanatstic coloration. Gracias y saludos
Ahmet

Luis,

What a wonderful image this is! The detail, POV, colors and background are amazing. You've done a superb job here with this picture. Great work and TFS.

Best Regards,

Martin

hello Luis

lovely image of this beautiful bird with fine POV and framing,
lovely smoothness of the warm colours, excellent sharpness
and details of the bird and his plumage, TFS

Asbed

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1687 W: 20 N: 4738] (15476)
  • [2008-05-11 0:34]

Hi Luis,
Excellent shot of this tiny Flycatcher showing off its beautiful plumage. Very impressive sharpness and details on its plumage and the warm lighting gives a fine effect. Nice pose captured with precise DOF and a well chosen POV. The BG looks so special here. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2416 W: 132 N: 6653] (20877)
  • [2008-05-11 4:37]

Hola Luis,
Another fine capture of the female Vermillion Flycatcher in great composition on her perch against a warm coloured BG. Exccellent technical standard too.
TFS this superb image,
Un abrazo,
Ivan

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  • zeca Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 371 W: 14 N: 529] (2789)
  • [2008-05-11 19:59]

Hola primo Luis!
No tengo visitado mucho TN en los últimos meses. Su galeria és cada dia mejor!
Este vermillion es mui bonito e las luzes son excelentes, con el fondo sin foco destacando mui bien lo pajarito!
Abraços!
Zeca

Hallo Luis
I think I have used all the nice and descriptive words in my vocabulary to describe your postings, and they where all deserved. This Vermilion Flycatcher is no exception and it deserves every smiley awarded so far. You just know how to capture birds, displaying all their beauty in one image. I like the back view in which you have captured this bird, showing the pretty feathers in full. I also like the fine feathers around the beak area and the catch light in the eye. Thanks for sharing. It was like all your other postings a real pleasure to look.
Kind regards
Anna
I like the soft colour of the background.

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2072 W: 6 N: 1848] (12716)
  • [2008-05-13 13:51]

Hola Luis,
que bonita captura hermano,
perfecto pov y esa miradita que vale un millón :))
bg, precioso,
saludos Luis y familia

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1266 W: 103 N: 4311] (19463)
  • [2008-05-13 14:31]

Hello Luis! Very nice picture of that Flycatcher, I like the pose, the colors and the composition, very well done my friend!

Mario

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 1 N: 3939] (13258)
  • [2008-05-13 20:13]

Hello Luis,
Superbly detailed and colored image my friend. What gives your image that beautifully colored background. Lucy says hello Luis, she to loves your bird images. Thank for sharing Luis.
Rick

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3339 W: 144 N: 5643] (16725)
  • [2008-05-14 1:20]

This is a WONDERFUL portrait of this beautiful bird, Luis. The colours, details, and POV are really good, especially seeing how the bird tones in with the background. I like this pose too.
BRAVO
Janice

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 753 W: 0 N: 1457] (6594)
  • [2008-05-15 15:15]

Hello Luis
Beautiful composition
Good POV and very sharp iamge.Detail from the plumah=ge are excellent.I love the BG colors.Nice job.
TFS Michel

Hi Jose,
Great shot love the pose and POV, it's well composed.
Sharp & detailed with nice DOF and glint in its eye.
Well done & TFS!
Howard

hi luis!
congrat to a very beautiful picture!
very nice to see!

What a perfect background! Great catch-light in the eye. Intriguing pose. Wonderful composition. Just an beautiful photo!

Hola Luis,
These warm colors captured in this photo are so beautiful. The pose of the bird is beautiful as well, but it just became more beautiful of the warm light. Although the WS from Howard makes the photo better, it is already is good one.
TFS,
Niek

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