Quetzal

[Filemon Lopez]

Costa Rica, Nikon D3, 500mm AF f.4, 1/350, ISO 560

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Beautiful bird and perch. There is not much you could have done about the busy BG. Some parts of the BG look noisy and there is a sharpening halo around the bird and perch.

[Filemon Lopez]

Axel, thanks for the feedback. How do you get rid of the halo? Less sharpening?

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Axel, thanks for the feedback. How do you get rid of the halo? Less sharpening?

Just sharpen the subject within the borders, not the surrounding BG.

[Peter Hawrylyshyn]

Filemon -
Very lucky to catch one on a sunny day - I also like seeing the avocados on which they feed

Agree with Axel . My other comment would be - image seems too bright : either slightly over-exposed or something you did in PS

Try Image Adjustment Curves , select the lower left point and slide it about 10-20% along the bottom to your liking

Very nice post - - thanks for sharing. Was it taken at/near Savegre?

[Filemon Lopez]

Thanks for the info. Yes, it was taken near Savegre.