Myers Parrot

Gallery: AvianPosted May 2, 201372 views5 comments

I have to confess to trying to get a "clean" image of this bird for years, but they are usually either high up or well hidden by leaves. This one presented itself quite nicely in an open area, albeit requiring a very large crop.

EOS 1DX
500mm F4 MkII
F5.6
ISO 800
1/2500
EV +1

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 2, 2013 at 6:46 AM

Nice detail, you compensated well for the exposure. One more f stop could have brought the perch into focus but when the subject appears we don't have time to think of the perch, do we? A very good capture of what seems to be a hard to get bird.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 2, 2013 at 8:24 AM

It is a nice clean image, Ken. Good head turn as well and still very crisp.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on May 2, 2013 at 1:53 PM

Bird looks sharp and I the detail in the larger version -- oof stick on the right is a distraction to me

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 3, 2013 at 1:28 AM

A very cool bird. Great techs, and the angle isn't so steep as to be distracting. Depending on ho you feel about such things, I might clone out the OOF branch at the right side. Maybe try and pull a little more detail out of the yellow shoulder patch? Worth a try.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 3, 2013 at 2:06 AM

Thanks everybody for your comments and suggestions, they are much appreciated

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