The acrobatic Brown hooded parrot

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Brown Hooded parrot strikes an acrobatic pose going for a fruit offered at this pre-made setup in Costa Rica.

Canon 5D3, 600 f/4 II
1/640, f8, ISO 800
Tripod

More clean up than I normally would do, but I liked the pose and tried to salvage it. See the next pane for the before shot.
Not sure if there's anything I can do about the moire pattern.

C & C appreciated.
Thanks.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Here's the original

[John Robinson]

Wow That's a superb bird indeed and very useful "cleaning up" too. I wonder abouttaking the shoot out top right. I would either leave it or take it all. Superb job removing the left branch.
Well done.
JohnR

[dankearl]

This is sick...
I am not sure I have seen a better tropical image.
The PP on the OP is excellent, your cloning of the branch is remarkable, I can never do this.....
After you posted the FF, I can imagine numerous comps, including the FF minus the branch with everything else left in.
Terrific Photography from start to finish....

[Glenn Conlan]

WOW! Well done, a killer shot and excellent clean-up.

[Marina Scarr]

Great job cleaning this image up. I would never have known. The pose is superb. Since you have already worked on the image, I would considering removing the brown portion of the vegetation going out of the frame.

[Alan Murphy]

Love this image. Beautifully done Sid.

[Binu John]

Stunning shot, Sid! The IQ is top top notch. Love the composition, light, colors and details. Excellent PP work too!! TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Sid, well, you have really outdone yourself here. Brilliant IQ, and the detail and colours just pop so well throughout the image. Cool pose, and what a nice perch you created for this setup. Great job on the clean up. Congrats on this fine image.

[gail bisson]

This is terrific. Love the pose and the colors and the IQ. Great PP work. I agree with Marina about cloning out the brown bit off the moss.
You are just nailing your Costs Rica shots!!
Gail

[Grace Scalzo]

A treat to view. love it!

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

A fantastic image Siddharth, amazing colours, comp and PP work. Loved it.

[arash_hazeghi]

lovely pose and details!

[David Salem]

Wow Sid, this one is awesome!! The pose is a crack up and such a classic pose for a parrot , I can see Buckwheat doing one right now ;) The techs and details look perfect and the setup perch and BG are beautiful.. One of the nicest frames I have seen in a while... Full of color and fun.
If mine, I would clone the branch hanging down by an inch or more to mimic the hanging bird as apposed to it leaving the frame. Thanks for showing the original because I do a fair amount of this type of cloning and repair work so I know exactly what it took to do this, this clean.... Killer work Bro!!

[Satish Ranadive]

Sidharth ,image is Gorgeous......
Superb pose, wonderful colors with great fine details, complimentary BG and nice composition. I like the blue tips of tail feathers.
Great PP.

Regards,
Satish.

[Amol Khedgikar]

REAlly Love it... Great cleanup job as well... love how the image is studded with details.. in the foliage, moss and feathers as well...How far were you from the bird? I think F8 Covered everything that was needed very well...

[Jonathan Ashton]

A really super shot and excellent Photoshop skills too. I would imagine this was a marketable image.

[shane shacaluga]

Beautifully done! The excellent PP work has really improved this image

TFS

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thank you all for viewing and for your generous comments.

Great tips on cloning some more and I'll also look at other comp options.

Thanks again!