Mulga Parrot

Gallery: AvianPosted October 14, 2010126 views11 comments

Male Mulga Parrot photographed in central New South Wales. What do you think of the centred comp?

Canon 7D, EF500 f/4 + 1.4, tripod, ISO400, f/8, 1/320, vertical crop from hoizontal image. A couple of sticks removed at low left.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on October 14, 2010 at 5:53 PM

Great diagonals. Centered comp? I hadn't noticed. The composition is fine. I'd prefer the background to be all that creamy golden color.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 14, 2010 at 7:03 PM

Doesn't appear centred to me Simon - the bird's head is well across and looking back into the shot. Nice detail.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 14, 2010 at 7:19 PM

Beautiful bird amd and excellent image.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on October 14, 2010 at 9:46 PM

I'd prefer it if the composition is moved left such that the perch starts at the lower right corner of the frame.

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Comment posted by Charles W. Melton on October 14, 2010 at 11:48 PM

Crop is fine. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 15, 2010 at 10:21 AM

Simon,
beautiful comp. Excellent detail and colors.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 15, 2010 at 11:14 AM

Wow...what a beauty! Terrific clean background to go with it as well.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on October 15, 2010 at 6:57 PM

Superb lighting on this beauty, Simon. Excellent feather detail and a nice pose. I think I would be tempted to give the bird just a slight amount more room on the left to look into. Excellent as posted.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 16, 2010 at 11:13 AM

Simon, that is a beautiful parrot, love the pose & eye contact, the way the perch moves through the frame and I especially like the warm gold tones and the blues in the background. I like the centered comp from side to side, if this were mine I might consider just a little bit more room above the head. Really lovely light, realistic colors in the bird's rich plumage and I enjoy those thin, OOF twigs at the top of the frame.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 16, 2010 at 3:47 PM

Gorgeous, I think centered comp isn't so much of an issue when shooting in vertical format like this. Sweet shot and bird.

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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on October 17, 2010 at 4:32 PM

Hi Simon,
I'm fine with the crop as his head is right of center. Very colorful species. Details and light look fine. Not an image killer but I wish that bright area of the background were not there.
Ronnie

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