Taken in Panama this January. These are fun little birds and obviously love posing for the camera.:) They are loud, but difficult to find because they blend in pretty well with the green leaves everywhere.
Canon 1D MK3
Canon 600mm f/4 with 1.4xTC
ISO 640
1/500th @f/6.3
AvMode 0 comp
LR2, crop, selective exp adj., NR on BG
Bryan, I love the unusual down-ward looking pose. It highlights the curious nature of a parakeet! Overall it's a finely executed image, but I do feel it's maybe a little too clean. I yearn for a few leaves or a rich green background of a lush Panamanian rain forest. :)
Judd, out of 718 photos I took in Panama I think the series of this parakeet are the only ones that have a clean BG. I'll take it! If only my toucan photos were clean. ;)
I love it! Excellent pose, and your crop works wonderfully. Perhaps a tad more sharpening to bring out the fine details for web presentation, but otherwise congrats!!
Orange-chinned parakeet
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