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17-FEB-2009 Hank v/d Velde

20090212 CR # 3 248 Resplendent Quetzal SERIES.jpg

Costa Rica

Two images: First, male Resplendent Quetzal and second, the female. Both were taken in the Cloud Forest at Monteverda under rather rainy/cloudy conditions.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR Zoom
1/640s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso640 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time17-Feb-2009 10:48:31
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D300
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/640 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent640
Exposure Bias0.33
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Bryan Murahashi22-Mar-2009 02:05
Great shots of these colorful pair.
Guest 18-Mar-2009 23:26
Beautiful caputre, Hank. She is a beauty, and he is very handsome, Well done. Was this at Sevegre. BV
jychamberland18-Mar-2009 20:30
beautiful series Hank.
marko gregoric18-Mar-2009 13:06
Superb shots. Fantastic. V.
Carol Rollins18-Mar-2009 12:25
You did a great job with the cloudy conditions; these are both clearly beautiful.
lou_rozensteins18-Mar-2009 07:55
Very nice shots of a beautiful bird. Well done.
Ali Majdfar18-Mar-2009 06:50
Splendid capture, ~V
Milan Vogrin18-Mar-2009 06:10
Great catch of great bird!
Tom Torbert18-Mar-2009 04:34
These birds are incredibly beautiful.. Nice work in difficult lighting. V
Yi Feng18-Mar-2009 02:52
Beautiful capture of this gorgeous bird!
Jean D18-Mar-2009 02:47
Well done, Hank! Your captured two beauties with terrific colors! ~V~
Simon Chandler18-Mar-2009 02:35
Beautiful images of the unique subjects. v
Michel Jasmin18-Mar-2009 02:28
Very different and beautiful bird
Guest 17-Mar-2009 23:15
Awesome colour on these two. V.
Jay Levin17-Mar-2009 22:47
Terrific capture of the two, Hank, in beautiful settings. Vote
Marco Valk17-Mar-2009 18:36
nice shots, Hank
Lieve Snellings17-Mar-2009 11:42
beautiful Hank
January Grey17-Mar-2009 04:47
Aren't they gorgeous! Their colors are beautiful! Two great shots, Hank. V~
Dave Hawkins17-Mar-2009 04:22
Fantastic capture of both of these beautiful birds - especially under rain forest conditions (of which we are oh too familiar). :-) V
Laurie
Tom Munson17-Mar-2009 02:57
WOW, Hank! What a geat pair. Good work.
Jim Coffman17-Mar-2009 02:30
Gorgeous birds,Hank. The trip must have been awesome.
pr_rajan17-Mar-2009 02:04
...really beautiful!~V~
Char17-Mar-2009 02:00
Hi Hank,
Beautiful birds. Excellent locations for both with the mossy branches. \/
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