Blue & Gold Macaw

DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
edited March 15, 2005 in Wildlife
Blue & Gold Macaw taken at the Birmingham, AL Zoo. Just a little something to add some color while maintenance is going on.
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    Rice one mate...which lens ?
  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    Rice one mate...which lens ?
    Canon 10D, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM - shot at 1/90 second at f/8 and 160mm, and ISO 100. Hand held w/IS on. No flash and shutter priority using spot metering.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    Hey Dixie I appreciate your images all are ..............(insert superlative)thumb.gifthumb

    However my B&G Macaw (Maggie) is quite miffed with me now that you have posted an image, before I got a chance to shoot a decent one of Maggie (shes molting & has a feather picker of a buddy)

    Here's an earlier shot :

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    and here's her feather pickin buddy:

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    You would think with them in my backyard, I'd have some decent images but Nooooooooooooooo rolleyes1.gif, there actually quite shy, every time I point my camera at them they turn there backs to me headscratch.gifscratch:D

    Your do great work, Man. Just wanted to share
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    Hey Dixie I appreciate your images all are ..............(insert superlative)thumb.gifthumb

    You would think with them in my backyard, I'd have some decent images but Nooooooooooooooo rolleyes1.gif, there actually quite shy, every time I point my camera at them they turn there backs to me headscratch.gifscratch:D

    Your do great work, Man. Just wanted to share
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    Thank you for your comments.

    Actually this Macaw was quite the ham. There were two of them and as I moved around for different angles this one would actually move into to a new position for me. I swear that at least twice after I had snapped a shot, he looked at me as if to ask was that a good pose. Definitely anything but shy.

    Now, that feather pickin' buddy of Maggie's sure looks as if he could perform for the camera if he wanted to. He is probably just trying to get your goat by being obstinate. ...being the feather pickin' bird that he is. :D
    Dixie
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    Dixie wrote:
    Blue & Gold Macaw taken at the Birmingham, AL Zoo. Just a little something to add some color while maintenance is going on.
    Hey Dixie,

    Great capture. I love the eye on the macaw.
    Harry
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  • TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    Stunning. Beautiful colors and great light.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    Just caught this one, Dixie. Super nice shot. Great detail and color, really sharp. Nice work, man. Cool to see that bokeh at f8 at 160mm.
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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    Thank you to everyone for taking the time to look and comment.
    Dixie
    Photographs by Dixie
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    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
  • Tim KirkwoodTim Kirkwood Registered Users Posts: 900 Major grins
    edited March 15, 2005
    Dixie wrote:
    Blue & Gold Macaw taken at the Birmingham, AL Zoo. Just a little something to add some color while maintenance is going on.

    Love the detail in this shot.clap.gifclap.gif This is very nice to look atthumb.gif


    Tim
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