Pavo Cristatus
by crack_seed

Comment by jomari:
Beautifully composed - possibly the most appealing peacock shot I've seen.

Pavo Cristatus
by crack_seed

Comment by jim29028:
good placement of the peacock's head must of been quite the show he was putting on, the bold/bright colors are a little over done for me

Where'd All Macawlors Go?
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Comment by crack_seed:

Originally posted by snaffles: Greetings from the Critique Club! The title isn't really all that bad and does draw attention to the fact that it's a very colourful bird, robbed of its beautiful plumage. I like the offset of macaw to the left (though I don't think the bulk if voters did, sadly), the focus is great and the dof captures a ton of detail including a good sharp eye. The one suggestion I would make is to jack up the ISO to 500 or 640; one of the few things about Canon that I do envy is their ISO performance. That'll bring out the whites, and imho it's always better to do that as much as possible in-camera than relying solely on pp, though a little more contrast wouldn't hurt. Overall a very nice shot that finished just out of the 6s so not bad work at all. Keep on shooting and entering! Feel free to PM me, Susan

Thanks for the tip on using a higher ISO setting to help bring out the whites Susan. I'll be sure to keep that in mind the next time I'm out shooting.

Message edited by author 2012-03-06 03:36:00.

Pavo Cristatus
by crack_seed

Comment by oldbimmercoupe:
great capture; not a fan of the post work here. gl.

Macaw
by crack_seed

Comment by scooter97:
This looks great in color!

Pavo Cristatus
by crack_seed

Comment by Denielle:
A little over processed, I think. Too bright. But that's just my opinion

Pavo Cristatus
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Comment by Gordon_1:
Wonderful colors great composition nice an sharp good definition ..Well done

Where'd All Macawlors Go?
by crack_seed

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

The title isn't really all that bad and does draw attention to the fact that it's a very colourful bird, robbed of its beautiful plumage. I like the offset of macaw to the left (though I don't think the bulk if voters did, sadly), the focus is great and the dof captures a ton of detail including a good sharp eye. The one suggestion I would make is to jack up the ISO to 500 or 640; one of the few things about Canon that I do envy is their ISO performance. That'll bring out the whites, and imho it's always better to do that as much as possible in-camera than relying solely on pp, though a little more contrast wouldn't hurt.

Overall a very nice shot that finished just out of the 6s so not bad work at all. Keep on shooting and entering!

Feel free to PM me,

Susan

Pavo Cristatus
by crack_seed

Comment by bohemka:
Great capture and piece of art.

Pavo Cristatus
by crack_seed

Comment by tjbel05:
Pretty colors and excellent use of space