Featuring the "white neck"

[Dan Brown]

This is the back side of the male White-necked Jacobin showing the "white neck". Shot in Costa Rica (where else) thanks to Greg Basce and Doug Brown. Cropped and PP'ed in ACR and CS3, sharpened with Nik.

Camera Model: NIKON D300
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 14
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Spot
ISO: 200
Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
Focal length: 180mm
Focal length: 270mm (in 35mm film)
VR Image Stabilization: On
AF mode: AF-C

[Steve Canuel]

I like the details in the fanned out tail feathers.

[Stu Bowie]

Very well timed, and love the colours in this. I also like the fanned tail. Well captured Dan.

[Harold Davis]

dan, a look back over it's right shoulder would have been an award winner for sure!! as presented, the details and color look great. the solid bg looks nice. how hard was this to do with the 80-400?

[Doug Brown]

I always wondered why they were called White-Necked Jacobins! ;) I like it Dan, but I think there's a blue cast to the image. Here's a repost with a white levels adjustment to get the whites looking their whitest.

[Arthur Morris]

Whites are better in the repost which looks a bit too contrasty. Like others, I love the tail. Focus seems to be on the back and the tail. Had the wings been extended your rendition of the white neck would have been more effective.... As is there are lots of reasons to look only at that tail.