Scarlet Macaw (c)

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Gatorland in Orlando, Florida. When leaving, working my way to the exit I passed by two Macaws, a Scarlet and a Blue and Gold on perches for display. The perches were unattractive and the background was building walls. Working tight I was able to find an pleasing background and good shooting angle on this Scarlet Macaw. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 240mm
1/500 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 2500 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation

[John Mack]

Details look good here. Love all that red.

[Bill Dix]

Great subject for a portrait, and nicely composed. Good exposure on the reds and wonderful detail.

[Ilija Dukovski]

That's one great scarlet color. Great expression, I like it a lot.

[Doug Brown]

Nice eye contact and great image detail. I might consider warming the image up a bit.

[Noel Heustis]

Hey Joe - Beautiful portrait. As the others have said, you captured really nice details here, and the colors are great. I really like the BG colors behind this subject. Good job.

[Isaac Grant]

Nice details here. I agree with Doug, you need to warm this up and I would brighten it a little as well.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated. I revisited the original and warmed the image. Thanks again.