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King Parrot


King Parrot
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Copyright: Richard Cridland (rcrick) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 710 W: 36 N: 1548] (4989)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-01-01
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon EF100-400 F4.5-5.6L IS USM, Scandisk Ultra II 8g, Hoya 77mm Pro1 DMC UV LPF
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/20 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-01-03 15:09
Viewed: 599
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The King Parrot is certainly one of my favourite birds, the colours are just stunning. I shot this at a friend’s place on New Year’s Day, as we were heading off for a walk.

It was about 38deg in the shade pretty warm to say the least and this poor little guy was trying to keep cool as you can see by the way its holding its wings.

I have tweaked this in Digital Photo Professional adjusting the green channel on the RGB levels because the image was a little green as I was shooting straight up into the canopy.

I have posted previous shoots of King Parrots so please refer to those for any details, as always thanks for passing by and taking a look.

Details; Shot Raw and converted to Jpeg, cropped and resized re-sharpened for posting.

File Name IMG_0065.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Date/Time 1/01/2009 4:03:36 PM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/20
Av( Aperture Value ) 14.0
Metering Mode Partial Metering
Exposure Compensation +2/3
ISO Speed 800
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 250.0 mm
Image Size 798x800
Image Quality JPEG
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Custom
White balance compensation A1 G1
AF Mode One-Shot AF
Picture Style User Defined 1(Neutral)
Sharpness 6
Contrast 2
Saturation 2
Color tone 1
Color Space sRGB
Long exposure noise reduction 2:Enable
High ISO speed noise reduction 1:Enable
Highlight tone priority 0:Disable
File Size 207.8 KB
Drive Mode High-speed continuous shooting
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Hello Richard,
An extraordinary parrot species...
Beautiful orange and its eye is a gem.
Good focus..
TFS
Annick

Colorful it is, Rick...Love the POV/DOF.
Awesome shot!Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy New Year!
Goldy

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  • jpdenk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 480 W: 5 N: 783] (2061)
  • [2009-01-04 10:10]

Hi Rick,

A real beauty, nice composition and excellent sharpness.

John

Rick,

There is only one way I can think of how to stay warm on New Year's day ... :)
At any rate, I can tell you were faced with some difficult lighting conditions here - I'd say it is never easy to shoot birds with lots of light behind them. In this case, it looks like the white came out a bit blown out but overall, you've still ended up with a good shot of this parrot. TFS and Best Wishes for 2009!

Best Regards,

Martin

The tree makes a nice frame, detail and colour are very attractive.

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