Crimson Rosella

[Jeroen Stel]

Hi Guys,

Here's another from my recent trip to Australia.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark IV
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: F 5
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: + 1/3
Flash:yes + Better Beamer
Flash exposure compensation: - 1 2/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Servo
ISO: 640
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod and Wimberley Sidekick
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Home stewed Sharpening-mix/ Adobe Photoshop CS 5

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the colourful subject, pose and clean BG. Well done Jeroen! Was this a set-up?

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful image!! Great looking bird. Exposed well, love the background, great perch, and excellent job on the flash.
Well done.

[Saverio Gatto]

Excellent portrait! Love the way you used the flash!

[Doug Brown]

Beautiful color, nice pose, and good sharpness. The colors of the bird look great against the green BG. DOF falls off in the tail feathers but the body is nice and sharp. I might go for a slightly looser crop. I know this is splitting hairs but I wonder what this would have looked like with 1/3 of a stop less flash and a bit more ambient exposure.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Amazing colors and great detail. I'd like a little more room for the tail.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jeroen, striking colours on this parrot, and good use of flash work. Im fine with the comp, and posed nicely against a smooth BG. Another vote for wanting to know where this was captured.

[Jeroen Stel]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for your comments so far. As for the comp i think i like to keep it this way as a wider composition would not ad much in this case in my opinion. The flash could have used a -1/3 extra and some more ambient light though light was scarse that day i think as Doug mentioned.
The shot was taken at a picnic area in Australia and there was no need to lure the birds in as they where hanging around the picnic place hoping to find some food anyway. I just placed this perch hoping one of the birds would land on it wich eventually happened.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

[Mital Patel]

extremely beautiful and doug said it all i wish to say so. though i am not much experience with flash cant say on that part.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent! very nice details and colors