Macaw

Please critique.

A graceful model! Well coloured shot. It is nice.

Excellent capture. Beautifull colors.

That is a sharp capture Ken, with beautiful colors, well done. Pnina

Colorful and well executed bird shot.

Ken, welcome back!

 

Wonderful Bokeh with fine colors and detail. I know that the tech detail said no flash, but it looks like there was a front/side light source? 20D + 70-200 2.8 sure is a winning combo. ^_^

You are too good. Yes, I did use a fill in flash. I posted this on my way out of the door going to the office and didn't have time to post the tech details. So the tech details defaulted to no flash. I've now posted the correct settings. Thanks for your interest and comment.

Ditto what Wilson said! LOL The 70-200 does have that wonderful bokeh, unmistakeable and the 20D has that wonderful detail, unbeliveable. Nice job!

Brilliant color, detail and background. Great!

Ken..i feel the contrast levels are too high here. You lose definition in the side view of the feathers. (wing)There should be a distinct seperation which just bails out. Used to own 2 of these..their screams can peel the paint off walls.

 

Anyway in my view a macaw is a sitting duck for a pic and could be shot 6 inches away without a prob so definition would be much more a rating point than shooting a flock in the jungle of s america....but real nice pose and its great to see a quality shot of one. Wilson is right nice lens.

I know the original will be even sharper and more vivid because bright colors tend to upload a bit soft on PN. Nice composition and perfect DOF, imo.

Great shot Ken, sharpness and detail is, as usual, very well done. 6/7

Wonderful!! The colors are GREAT, and the DOF is perfect. (There is a part of me that wishes that you had gotten the whole tail ... but it's great without it, too!)

I certainly value them. Lou Ann, good to see you back.