The Quetzal that we waited and waited for!

[Dan Brown]

This is the guy that we waited for that morning at Savagre! Very low light and messy BG but great bird!
I did have the sense to shoot at 1600 ISO here.

Camera Model: NIKON D300
Shutter speed: 1/100 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: On
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 1600
Lens: 80 to 400mm
Focal length: 400mm

[Nonda Surratt]

WOW that is one great bird! Messy BG forgiven;)

[Alfred Forns]

It is a great bird Dan ..... and if you didn't go to the high ISO reciprocity might have come into play :)

Can't imagine a more difficult bird to shoot with that long tail there are few cropping options !!! Glad you got him !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Very nice capture Dan...I don't mind the background, it's called natural habitat...:eek::D:) Well done Sir...keep them coming...:cool:

[Ilija Dukovski]

Great bird Dan, I waited and waited too on several occasions with no success.
Well done!

[denise ippolito]

Dan, Very great looking bird-I agree w/ your self critique-But glad you captured him well! Congrats!

[Lance Peters]

Wow check out that tail - great bird - agree with your self critique.
keep them coming :)

[Jeni Williams]

What stunning colours and what a looong tail!! Well done on getting it in. I agree with Gus, natural habitat doesn't worry me - looking forward to the next!

[Kristin Brown]

Dan, I love the natural habitat myself. Portraits are nice but this is how they are in the wild. Gorgeous bird and great capture. Nice to see the whole bird...long tail and all! Congrats.