Photographer: Christina Jacobs, from Wilmington, Delaware.
Getting the Shot: "This photo was taken in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica, on August 5, 2008, at the end of a two week vacation touring many areas of Costa Rica."
The Details: "San Gerardo is a wonderful little town in the Savegre River valley. The term "Shangri-La" gets thrown around a lot, but I think it applies here, especially for birders. My husband and I took a private tour with one of the guides at our hotel, who helped us find and identify many types of birds, but the Resplendent Quetzal was the highlight! Their range spans cloud forests throughout much of Central America, although they can be hard to find in many places. We ended up seeing a number of these birds, both male and female, including one male who still had his long mating plumage. Vivid contrasting colors, iridescent feathers and an unbearably cute, spiky "hair-do" make this one of the most photogenic birds I've seen."
The Camera: The photo was taken with a Nikon D50 and a 70-300mm Nikkor zoom lens at 300 mm, 800 ISO (to allow a faster shutter speed), 1/90th second exposure and f/5.6 aperture.
Getting the Shot: "This photo was taken in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica, on August 5, 2008, at the end of a two week vacation touring many areas of Costa Rica."
The Details: "San Gerardo is a wonderful little town in the Savegre River valley. The term "Shangri-La" gets thrown around a lot, but I think it applies here, especially for birders. My husband and I took a private tour with one of the guides at our hotel, who helped us find and identify many types of birds, but the Resplendent Quetzal was the highlight! Their range spans cloud forests throughout much of Central America, although they can be hard to find in many places. We ended up seeing a number of these birds, both male and female, including one male who still had his long mating plumage. Vivid contrasting colors, iridescent feathers and an unbearably cute, spiky "hair-do" make this one of the most photogenic birds I've seen."
The Camera: The photo was taken with a Nikon D50 and a 70-300mm Nikkor zoom lens at 300 mm, 800 ISO (to allow a faster shutter speed), 1/90th second exposure and f/5.6 aperture.
We Love: The spiky hairdo!
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That's a fantastic photo visually and well done technically too. Getting such a small depth of field is an achievement.
Kate