Blue and gold Macaw

[Ron van Rossum]

Well,this is our female macaw,she's with us for 9 years now...
Nine years ago we adopted her from people that were mistreating her
This woman was born and raised in Holland.Now she's doing fine!!
Next time I will show you the male ;)

1/1000s
f 5.6
iso 200
-2/3 stop
handheld/natural light

30d-70/200 IS 2.8-1.4x

Best regards,

Ron van Rossum

[Lana Hays]

Ron
So glad that you were able to give this beauty a loving home. She is gorgeous......wonderful colors and a great pose. I love the spotlight effect on her face. I might be tempted to crop this one even closer to really concentrate on all that great detail and color. Well done.

[Alfred Forns]

Beautiful bird Ron !!!! Had a blue/god as a kid !!! They can be a terror !!!

I like the light and parallel head to the film plane !! Agree with Lana on going even tighter !!! Glad she found such a loving home !!!!