A Flying Rainbow

[Doug Brown]

I photographed this Scarlet Macaw during my recent Costa Rica workshop that I co-led with Greg Basco. I know the Macaw is fairly close to a tree, but I really liked the how the strong diagonal of the tree matched the trajectory of the bird. I'm interested in your opinions.



Canon 1D Mark IV, 500mm, f/4, 1/1600, ISO 1250, manual exposure, hand held

[arash_hazeghi]

super Doug! love the topside details and the colors. well done

[stuart wanuck]

Lovely and exciting image love the banking feather detail

[Sachin Saraf]

Superb Image loved the colors and details...Great Job..

[Conrad Tan]

What a fantastic explosion of color!

[Roger Clark]

Hi Doug.

Those colors are amazing! I would reduce the intensity of the background, especially to the upper right and other brighter spots to help the bird stand out eve more. The branch going up through the chin is distracting, so maybe a little blurring?

Very nice. I hope to see these guys someday.

Roger

[gail bisson]

Wow Doug,
A beautiful wing spread and a kaleidoscope of colors. I am OK with the BG but would clone out the branch that is under the chin. Love the HA and find the diagonal of the body and branches pleasing to my eye. A beautiful shot,
Gail

[jack williamson]

Brilliant colors, sharp, and a great wing position. Agree with removing the branch under the chin.

Jack

[Doug Brown]

I honestly never even noticed the branch under the chin. Thanks for pointing it out.

[Arno Ellmer]

A striking capture with a beautiful pose ,wing and tail spread ,Doug.The colours are amazing. I love the HA and would agree with removing the branch under the chin.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Riot of colours !!!! What a lovely one , Doug . Great BIF image .

[D. Robert Franz]

Like this very much. Shows habaitat. Well done

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!!! Wonderful image. Love the flight pose, excellent feather detail, and very well composed. The bird is so colorful with a great wing span that it attracts the eye immediately and you forget about the background.Very well done.

[Doug Brown]

Thank you all for the comments!

[Ishmeet Sahni]

Doug I am totally in awe of your HH skills with the 500..... The caption is very apt for this image....love the colours.