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by margie

Comment by Natasha:
Critique Club

Your comments on this picture seem to have covered everything, so perhaps I can sum them up.

1)Focus is perfect on the bird, lovely detail.
2) Colour saturation is great, the birds colours look lovely and the green of the plant sets him off nicely.
3) The background is a bit distracting, I see two possibilities here, one of them would be to have a closer shot, with only the bird and plant, you could either crop or get closer. The other option, if your camera allows it, would be to use shallower depth of field, for example using an aperture of f2.8 or f4 might be better, this would render the background as a blur and then put more attention on the bird and get rid of the obvious curtain.
4) Lighting is beautiful, very soft and natural.
5) Perhaps cover the sofa with a white sheet, to get a more simple foreground and bring more attention to the bird.

I am quite impressed with this picture, perfect timing! I have a parakeet and it is impossible to get him to stay still long enough to take a picture. Good Luck in the next challenge.

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by margie

Comment by Sonifo:
Margie, You didn't do to bad for your 2nd shot. Keep shooting.

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Comment by DennisF:
Beautiful bird! Less other stuff and more bird would have improved it for me.

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by margie

Comment by Cub:
My favorite subjec! Beautiful colors, crisp focus. The light shinning on the end of the arm is noticeable but obviously natural light. Good job.. Cub

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by margie

Comment by JamieWillmott:
A tighter crop on the bird would have been better, the subject looks a little too central.

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by margie

Comment by marbo:
Beautiful bird. Maybe could have got a bit closer and lost the floor and curtains, or cropped tighten. Not a bad shot.

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by margie

Comment by Sonifo:
What a beautiful bird. How fun it must be to own such a unique animal. Great shot. The couch does nothing for his colors. Try a white sheet.

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by margie

Comment by LindaLee:
Actually a very pretty bird, but I want a tight close-up with all of those distractions gone!

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by margie

Comment by KimInNB:
Pretty bird, pretty bird!! I don't like the couch color - maybe a towel next time? And a closer crop to get rid of the curtains ... just bird, towel and plant??

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by margie

Comment by Silver Fox:
Such vibrant colors on that chair! No, No, I mean on that bird! He is just beautiful. You've done a lovely job in taking his photograph. And the Green jungle behind him complements him completely. Everything is in focus including the little band on his foot, even his little claws! I love thos blue feathers coming down off his back.
Just wonder that when you were cropping, could you have gotten rid of the floor and drapes to the right?