Quetzal

[Greg Basco]

Hi. This is a bit of a different quetzal image than what I've normally seen. I was able to get pretty close to this guy and even had halfway decent light with which to work -- both tall orders for the quetzal!

I appreciate any comments/suggestions. The reds look a bit orange on my monitor but I'm interested to read what others think.

http://www.deepgreenphotography.com/forums/quetzalforums.jpg

Tech: Canon 20D, Canon 300 mm f2.8 lens, 2x, f5.6, 1/160, ISO 400, tripod. Only post-processing was a bit of vibrance and saturation and cloning of a small piece of twig near the bird's bill

[Axel Hildebrandt]

These birds are so beautiful and I would love to see them sometime. I like the eye contact and colors in this one and might sharpen the bird more.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Unbelievably beautiful and wonderful detail and eye contact. Really like the forward wing too. Would love to see one of these one day Greg. thanks for sharing.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Unbelievable colours! Could perhaps do with another round of sharpening?