resplendent quetzal

[stuart wanuck]

nikon d 810
500 mm
m 1/250 @ 5.6

[Isaac Grant]

Beautiful bird in a really nice setting. I love the perch and the foliage on it. Wish there was more room on the bottom of the picture to give the tail more room. Also there is something odd going on with the background at the top of the pic and also to the left of the tail. Not sure if those are cloning marks or what. The back branch that cuts across the bird is not ideal either.

[Geoff Newhouse]

Beautiful image. I second Isaac's comments above with the background and would have been nice to have the tail tip. I'm off to CR in April and have 3 days of the trip scheduled at Quetzal nests.

TFS
Geoff

[stuart wanuck]

redone with most artefacts removed