Just after sunrise at Caracolí Bird House in Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia, I captured this Spectacled Parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus) from 10 meters away.
Using the Canon R5 with the RF800mm f/11 lens and 1.4x extender (effective 1120mm), I pushed the ISO to 3200 in the low dawn light and let the camera select 1/45 second at f/16. The R5’s exceptional stabilization allowed me to shoot handheld at this slow shutter speed while keeping the bird’s vivid lime-green plumage and crisp white eye-rings sharp.
The combination of reach, stabilization, and high-ISO performance made this shot possible without disturbing this tiny, fast-moving parrotlet.
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