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Sorry - it's another bird!

Stunning color! He (or she?) has an inquisitive look as though they're wondering what you're up to

Tempted to clone out the couple of hot spots in the background to help focus attention on the subject and to maybe sharpen a feathered selection around the eye.

Wow, the color and caught it in a good pose too...

Nice portrait Simon...

I was quite surprised to see a King Parrot in my backyard yesterday... However, I didn't have my camera to hand unfortunately...

What a funny expression!
Nice shot, although I'm not sure about the DOF..... only a small part of the bird's "face" is really crisp, it starts to get a bit blurry around the eye. Ok, maybe I'm just a tad blind.

Sorry for being a bit tardy replying to these comments...

Thanks Andrew - I didn't worry too much about the hotspots as leaving them in will remind me to compose more thoughtfully next time
The sharpening was something else I tried to fix but it just kept looking wrong. In the end I just settled for doing a pin light blend on the green channel to bring out some detail in the feathers and left it at that. These guys are so briliiantly coloured that they almost look oversaturated so I din't want to play around too much with the shot. Much more practice required, though I doubt I'll get the 200-400VR to play with again..

Leek - No excuse mate! Have that camera nailed to your body at all times!!

K: You're certainly right, the DOF drifts off quite markedly. Your eyes are fine. It's my manual focussing skills and aperture selection that need work.

Brilliant colour and well captured Simon. Full-on red like that is hard to deal with, but you have done well here.

cricketfan wrote:Brilliant colour and well captured Simon. Full-on red like that is hard to deal with, but you have done well here.

You're telling me, Trevor! I had no idea that red was going to be so overpowering.

I think I know what I'll do next time: "Here crow...Here crow...."

Can you post a 100% crop of the eye, I think I can see you in the highlight

Quizical expression great colour saturation and unusual but attractive posture. Nice one Manta
cheers
marco

Hi olrac - I tried to go in close on the eye but the res blew it to pieces before I could get the magnification required. I take your point though; there's definitely a good reflection there.

Thanks Marco - glad you like.

Strike that a sharp eye there Simon, I love these birds, if only they would sit still to be photographed!

Max

I love parrots and this is a wonderful pic

Max - I have said this before - use super glue on the branch

sirhc55 wrote:I love parrots and this is a wonderful pic

Max - I have said this before - use super glue on the branch

I would have to check first with my branch manager.

ozimax wrote:

sirhc55 wrote:I love parrots and this is a wonderful pic

Max - I have said this before - use super glue on the branch

I would have to check first with my branch manager.

You could pay for it through .....higher perches?

Thanks for your comments Chris and Max - and also for the humour.

You'll have to drive up the road a bit Max - they all sit and pose for you at O'Reilly's!

Manta wrote:You could pay for it through .....higher perches?

That line was first used on the ark by a bloke called Noah!

This post could rapidly go downhill, fast!

ozimax wrote:

Manta wrote:You could pay for it through .....higher perches?

That line was first used on the ark by a bloke called Noah!

Flooded with bad puns?

(Oh, oh...it's started - How about that parrot shot then, eh?)

Manta wrote:
Flooded with bad puns?

(Oh, oh...it's started - How about that parrot shot then, eh?)

Get thee to a punnery....

A pun-net of bad jokes is eminating from this forum