Macaw Portrait

[Stu Bowie]

I visited the Bird gardens in Johannesburg this last weekend. Half an hours drive. I posted a blue/yellow Macaw a little while back, but that image was taken over two years ago. Here is a red Macaw from Sunday. These guys are on open perches in one part of the gardens, and can walk on the ground if they wish. Im assuming their wings are clipped. I manourved to get a clean BG. Full frame too.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/800
F/9
ISO 400

Exp Comp +0.33
Hand Held

[Alfred Forns]

Good looking bird !!! I like the corp, sharpness and bg Would only back down saturation on the reds !! Sensors seem to over cook them on their own !!

[Doug Brown]

Reds look pretty good on my monitor. As an aside the metering on the 7D is supposed to handle reds much better than previous Canon bodies, which always seem to overexpose the red channel. I like the detail in this image; the ruffled feathers add a lot of texture.

[denise ippolito]

Stuart, I like the details and exposure. Nice clean BG. Composed well in camera!!

[Joe Senzatimore]

Reds look good here as well. detail puts it over the top for me.

[David Fletcher]

Reds look good here too. Like the ruffled feathers. Tack sharp Stu.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a lot guys and Denise.

[arash_hazeghi]

Hi Stuart,
That's one sharp portrait, colors are great on my screen. well done.

[Dave Barnes]

Super detail and colour Stu. BG works well.

[Stu Bowie]

Arash, Dave, thanks a lot guys.