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A portrait of colour

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Posted by Alan Bryant on November 22, 2007 at 12:19 PM
A portrait of colour
I just had to take a portrait shot of this colourfull bird :smile: .

Taken on a very cloudy, rainy day.Hence that sloooooow shutter speed :rolleyes: .

I know from the past, portraits are not liked by many.Oh well!

1D MKIII
EF 500 f4 L
ISO 800
1/80 @ f6.3

C & C welcome

Thanks for looking :cool:
Posted by Mark Sisson on November 22, 2007 at 1:05 PM
Nothing wrong with portraits imo Alan - this one's nice, but also imo needed a little less zoom to give a touch more of the head on the left (completing the feathers that sweep back so elegantly).

Looks like you had some fun with these oriental delights :wink:

Mark
Posted by Nigel Blake on November 22, 2007 at 4:51 PM
Blimey, I'm sure my photochromic specs darkened a bit when I opened this! Excellent crisply detailed and colourful shot, nice one!
Posted by Andy Astbury on November 22, 2007 at 5:35 PM
Super detail Alan - tidy shot :toast:

Like Mark I'd like to see the whole head and neck, but it's a great image nonetheless :wavey:
Posted by Barry Southon on November 23, 2007 at 5:20 AM
Great colour and suberb detail a portrait which I would be proud of.
Posted by Mark Fellowes on November 23, 2007 at 11:03 AM
Very nice - I prefer this to the others, but it's a tight call:biggrin:
The form and detail of the feathers really make this stand out. I think that the closer crop emphasises this and works for me.
:toast:
Mark
Posted by Tristan Campbell on November 23, 2007 at 11:05 AM
Certainly a colourful fellow, nice profile. Tristan
Posted by Graeme Lee on November 23, 2007 at 5:31 PM
Colours are amazing Alan. Nicely done. Not a great fan of portraits myself, but sometimes, you just have to do it. This is one of those times! :toast: