Colorful Tucan

Teresa Zieba

Colorful Tucan

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This photo has 3343 views on Nov 13th, 2009

I always wanted to photograph this gorgeous bird and I got my chance on my recent trip to Mayan Riviera.
Taken with Canon XT with 75-300mm lens, f/9, 1/500 sec, ISO 400, 200mm focal length

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Colorful Tucan by Teresa Zieba
Colorful Tucan by Teresa Zieba
  • WayoftheWarrior

    WayoftheWarrior

    excellent

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you so much Tony. It doesn’t show in this photo but in addition to all these fantastic colours he also has blue legs. Isn’t it something?

  • Cora Wandel

    Cora Wandel

    Teresa, an excellent capture of this beautiful, colorful bird!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you Cora, much appreciated.

  • Cheryl Dunning

    Cheryl Dunning

    beautiful!.....:-)

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thanks a lot Cheryl.

  • Cassy Greenawalt

    Cassy Greenawalt

    Beautiful Bird and Beautiful Shot!! Nice work!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you Cassy for your visit and kind comment.

  • Fern Design

    Fern Design

    what a beauty he/she is…

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you very much.

  • vadim19

    vadim19

    Wonderful capture!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you Vadim.

  • Stan Wojtaszek

    Stan Wojtaszek

    Good shot, Teresa. Well captured.

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you again Stan.

  • Victoria Jostes

    Victoria Jostes

    color, comp, dof, all super! love this, t!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Many thanks Victoria.

  • Heloisa Castro

    Heloisa Castro

    great shot

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thanks Heloisa.

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great capture

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you so much Antanas.

  • KathyT

    KathyT

    Excellent capture Teresa! What an amazing bird.

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thanks Kathy. Isn’t he fabulous?

  • Al Bourassa

    Al Bourassa

    Lovely shot with great DOF.

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you Al, much appreciated.

  • paperslayer

    paperslayer

    I really like this bird, thanx for capturing it!!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thanks, I loved photographing it.

  • solareclips~Julie Alexander

    solareclips~Ju...

    Beautiful capture!!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you so much for your kind comment.

  • owlspook

    owlspook

    he sure is gorgeous Teresa! great shot! (big smile)

    I did have a chance to meet a toucan once .. an acquaintance of mine owned a bird shop and had one .. their colors are awesome …

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thanks. He was so beautiful I couldn’t stop looking at him.

  • MICKSPIXPHOTOS

    MICKSPIXPHOTOS

    Excellent color and clarity, Teresa. Really nice capture.

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    And you can add blue legs to it. That was the biggest surprise for me.

  • Clark Thompson

    Clark Thompson

    Great lighting for a nice crisp (and colorful) shot.

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you so much Clark.

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    He is so beautiful Tenia!! I love the bright colours. The light is wonderful!! I am so happy you had a wonderful holiday!!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you so much sweetheart. I enjoyed myself very much and took lots of photos but we didn’t have a perfect weather, just so-so. It even rained one day and the rest was cloudy. No blue sky this time.

  • Waleska Luker

    Waleska Luker

    Gorgeous!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you so much.

  • Robin D. Overacre

    Robin D. Overacre

    nice capture

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thanks a lot Robin.

  • Vickie Emms

    Vickie Emms

    how gorgeous hon, what an experience to see one of these beauties, can’t wait to see the rest

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you hon. He was breathtaking.

  • Lois Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    HAHAHAHA!!!! LOOK at this guy!!!!! Extraordinary shot, Tenia … look at those colors!!!! That detail!!!!!! WOOO HOOOOOOO!!!! When I was in Hawaii, I was waiting for the train / tram thing at a particular place (that I can’t remember how to spell) ... and as I stood there, a voice beside me said “I can talk … can you fly?” HAHAH!!! I’ll NEVER forget it … and it was one of these guys!!!!!!! Oh, what a fun memory … that’s for dredging that one up for me, hon!!!!! Hugzzz!!!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Isn’t he magnificent? Nature at its best.

  • Adi Nugroho

    Adi Nugroho

    amazing!
    very beautiful bird

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    I agree. Very beautiful. Thanks for your kind comment.

  • DiEtte Henderson

    DiEtte Henderson

    This is a beautiful image, what fantastic colors. Great capture!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you, much appreciated.

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    He’s sooooo beautiful!!!!!! Absolutely brilliant!!!!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you so much Lori.

  • Rees Pearse

    Rees Pearse

    E X C E L L E N T!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you so much Rees.

  • DApixara

    DApixara

    Wow! Beautiful

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you so much for your kind comment and b/m.

  • hellofromearth

    hellofromearth

    I love Tucans! So beautiful. Great capture! Well done.

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you for your lovely comment.

  • Isa Rodriguez

    Isa Rodriguez

    a wondrous image and portrait.. beautiful !!1

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thanks a lot Isa, much appreciated.

  • Marie Sharp

    Marie Sharp

    CONGRATULATIONS! THIS GREAT IMAGE IS FEATURED IN ALPHABET SOUP!
    Please enter this image into The Best of T Challenge!
    Marie ~ Host

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you so much Marie. I’m happy to have it featured as these birds are like no other. Love them to pieces.

  • Orla Cahill

    Orla Cahill

    Such an amazing looking bird. I’ve always wanted to see one. Hopefully someday I will. It’s the bird they use in a lot of the Guinness ads. But I never knew why.

  • Orla Cahill

    Orla Cahill

    Great shot. And congrats on the feature. :~)

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you so much Orla. I hope you will see one soon. They are absolutely amazing.

  • Laura60

    Laura60

    Beautiful work !!!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you Laura, much appreciated.

  • Emazevedo

    Emazevedo

    Excellent shot of this amazing bird. Congratulations on the feature. :)

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you so much, they are so colorful. I was so thrilled to be able to photograph one.

  • Marie Sharp

    Marie Sharp

    CONGRATULATIONS! THIS GREAT IMAGE PLACED IN THE TOP TEN FOR THE BEST OF T CHALLENGE IN ALPHABET SOUP!
    Marie ~ Host

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you Marie. I’m thrilled beyond words.

  • Johnny S

    Johnny S

    Amazing capture Teresa, i want one :-)

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you Johnny. I wouldn’t mind one myself. They are gorgeous. You can’t see it in this shot but he has super light blue feet to go with the rest.

  • Kelly Robinson

    Kelly Robinson

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you Kelly for the feature. I’m over the moon as I just love this beautiful bird.

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Aloha Tenia, it is delightful to see your beautiful image featured this morning. Congratulations!

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you sweetie. I’m thrilled.

  • Jeff Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Beautiful

  • Teresa Zieba replied

    Thank you so much Jeff. I’m glad you like it.

  • Vickie Emms

    Vickie Emms 12 days ago

    ....and another feature today in Changing Zoom Lenses, congratulations again, hon,,,,,,,,,,this is such a beautiful shot.

  • Teresa Zieba replied 11 days ago

    Thank you Vickie. I can’t believe it. I just left a message on yours in the same group. Wow!!!

  • Ron Barron

    Ron Barron 6 days ago

    great image Teresa…

  • Teresa Zieba replied 6 days ago

    Thank you Ron for commenting and adding me to your watchlist. I really appreciate it.

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