Hyacinth Macaw Pair

Gallery: AvianPosted November 28, 201732,767 views10 comments

Another one from our visit to the Pantanal in Brazil this September. Certainly one of the highlights for me was the Hyacinth Macaws, with several nice photographic opportunities. It was truly amazing to see and photograph these endangered birds in the wild, to watch their animated antics and listen to them talk with one another.

Canon 5DMKIV; 600mm; Gitzo Tripod; BH-55 Ballhead; 1/200; f8; ISO 1250; Manual settings with spot meter

All your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 28, 2017 at 7:54 AM

Beautiful birds with great colours, on a gorgeous perch!
Sounds like a wonderful trip - I'm envious
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on November 28, 2017 at 10:39 AM

I absolutely love the high key presentation. It really highlights the colors and excellent interactive pose.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 28, 2017 at 11:46 AM

This works well with the bald sky. There's an oriental feel to the overall look and composition. Nice balance between the birds and the branches.

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on November 29, 2017 at 5:39 AM

Beautiful composition, lovely minimalist perch, and I agree with Richard about the oriental feel to this.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on November 29, 2017 at 8:26 AM

Love the high key treatment here Ken-gorgeous birds well presented.

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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on November 29, 2017 at 1:08 PM

Very nice, Ken! I like the white sky here, it lends a very graphic feel to the image. They are very beautiful birds. You have a small artifact of some sort in the upper right corner.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on November 29, 2017 at 4:48 PM

I really like the high key approach to this subject. This is a very pleasing composition where the main subject is essentially monochromatic. The birds exhibit personality because of their pose. Their perch is interesting because of the little bits of green and magenta growth. All in all a very engaging composition and nicely done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 29, 2017 at 5:46 PM

Nice poses on the Macaws, Ken and I really like the birds and trees against the high key bg.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on December 2, 2017 at 12:19 AM

I like their pose and expressions. Beautiful birds, very nice high key presentation!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 2, 2017 at 4:36 PM

Love the high key presentation here Ken, it gives the shot a very artsy feel, these are such great birds! devil

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