Golden-headed Manakin (Ecuador)

[Glenn Bartley]

I am finally back to Canada after a long and amazing journey. I spent my final week in Ecuador in the Amazon and it was a fantastic experience. Here is one of the little beauties that I really wanted to photograph there. This was a really difficult bird to photograph so I was extremely happy to come away with this one.

Its good to be home :)

Camera Model: Canon EOS 50D
Shutter speed: 1/40 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Flash: On
ISO: 400
Focal length: 500mm + 1.4x

I have also posted a load of new photos, a new journal entry and also a final video blog here - http://www.glennbartley.com/naturephotography/ecuador.html

[Kiran Poonacha]

Superb catch... congrats on this one..

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool bird, good exposure control, details and eye contact. The angle is a bit steep but I would have been glad to see this bird, too.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

nice looking bird with a beautiful bg!

[Octavio Campos Salles]

Beautiful catch Glenn. These sure are gorgeous little birds, I saw and photographed them in the Brazilian Amazon.

[Doug Brown]

What a cool-looking bird Glenn! Glad you were able to photograph one before heading home. Excellent sharpness. The angle is a bit steep, and the perch is a little big for the bird, but it's still a fine shot!

[Stu Bowie]

Great sighting, and this guy must be fairly small. Excelent exposure on two difficult colours, and like the detail.

[Simon Bennett]

Fine capture of a very cool bird.

[Ramon M. Casares]

I wish the bird to be lower, but this is still a very nice image, great light, detail, colors, BG, and pose. Big congratulations.