Rufous-tailed Jacamar

[Bill Dix]

This colorful little fellow was found on a walk through a tropical rain forest on Tobago last week. Cropped from horizontal.

D7200, 80-400 VR @ 390mm, ISO 4000, 1/640s @ f/7.1 manual, fill @ -1.3 EV; HH

[keith mitchell]

Bill you have got the colours about perfect the way I remember these birds,beautiful sheen's and the bird is giving you a nice pose.
Found a pair nesting in a cliff face in the forest on my visit.

Keith.

[Arthur Morris]

Bird, sharpness, colors, and BKGR all superb. Perch? Not superb.

Did you do anything to the BKGR? a

[Marina Scarr]

The details in this bird are absolutely amazing, as are the colors. I like the pose and agree the perch isn't ideal but it's not bad and the BG is awesome!

[Kirk Benson]

Really fine image of a beautiful bird Bill. Wonderful use of FF to bring out that gorgeous color and detail. BG is killer good. Well done. :-)

Kirk

[Bill Dix]

Thanks folks. Artie, I cloned out an oof branch running behind the tail, and then low opacity clone and paintbrush tools to temper several bright and distracting elements in the bg, followed by a slight Gaussian blur. I agree; I wish he had chosen a nicer perch, but the advantage of this one was that it was in the open (not always the case in a rain forest), and not far above eye level.

[Lorant Voros]

Beautiful IQ, colors, pose and BG. Perch is not ideal for sure, I still like the image. TFS.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Excellent capture, Bill. Very nice detail, head turn, and use of fill. Like the BG too.


Geoffrey

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, lovely pose, striking colours, and overall, you have nailed the sharpness bringing out the finer plumage so well. Good DOF on the bird too.

[David Salem]

What a great looking bird and the details and colors in this shot are beautiful. I don't mind the natural perch, as this is what the bird chose, and the BG is perfect. Well done on your trip.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all.