Susan's Photoblog
What a Guy
Posted by Susan (Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States) on 22 June 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
Another of the wonderful McCaws that live full time in Butterfly World....It's nice being able to get so close to them, as long as you stay at a "safe" distance..I hear they can get mean when they want to, and those beaks look awful sharp!!
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With the time approaching let’s celebrate the coming of the new year.
Post one image on December 25th with a Xmas wish.
Post a second image on January the 1st 2010 and include a smile with yourself in this picture!
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See you there, all the best, Dimitrios from Athens Greece.
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
fabulous Susan 5 stars I can see and feel each of his feathers awesome
22 Jun 2009 6:44am
@jamesy: Thanks again!!!! They are awfully fun to shoot, I may go back again soon and see if they've grown!!
Catherine Biagini from ARLES, France
waow ! superbes couleurs ! et quel grain ! clap clap
22 Jun 2009 7:14am
@Catherine Biagini: Thanks very much!!!! Merci Beaucoup !!!!
@Loner: Thank you!!
@Elora: Thanks much!!
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
Incredible shot ... what is he doing, cleaning his toenail?
They are so photogenic!
22 Jun 2009 11:35am
@Judy: I'm not sure what he was doing.... I was just glad I caught him like this!!
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Cool shot, I like how the subject fills the frame. Nice one.
22 Jun 2009 6:58pm
@Graham Russon: Thanks much Graham....appreciate it!!
dkc from Xanthi, Greece
Yeah what a good looking guy! Love the details here Susan! Great work!
22 Jun 2009 7:02pm
@dkc: Thanks so much Dimitris......
Sarah from Suisse, Switzerland
What incredible detail and such a privilege to be able to see him so close up, especially the eye! Thanks for sharing that Susan!
22 Jun 2009 8:34pm
@Sarah: Glad you enjoyed this one Sarah.....
peter from new york, Afghanistan
wow! this is an absolutely stunning portrait! excellent capture : )
22 Jun 2009 9:04pm
@peter: Thanks so much, Peter.....hey, how come it says you're from NY, Afghanistan??? Did you move?????
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Dynamite capture. Extraordinary detail.
22 Jun 2009 9:36pm
@john4jack: Thanks much Jack !!!!
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
plumage colors are sumptuous! susan, a picture of beautiful animal!
fantastic shot!
kiss!
22 Jun 2009 9:47pm
@marc battault: thanks much marc......xxooxx
@Dawn: Glad you liked it Dawn!!!
Vachel from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
amazing close up with such fine detail... well done..
22 Jun 2009 11:16pm
@Vachel: thanks very much!!!
Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada
Looks like he's pondering the anwser to the question. Or, is he asking himself, what was the question?
Either way you have an exceptional shot of this bird. It shows every minute detail in every feather, and the eye, and the beak, and the toe.
Very well captured.
23 Jun 2009 2:51am
@Lee: Thanks much Lee.... it's much easier to get a shot like this, when the birds are basically a "captive audience".......
MMC Photos from THE COLONY, United States
spectacular close up, you can see each detail of the feather. Beaks are wicked, when I worked at a pet shop as a young person, the parrot clamped it's beak on the skin in between the nostrils of this guys nose. Don't get too close!
23 Jun 2009 3:48am
@MMC Photos: Yes, there are signs all around the mccaws that say "don't get too close"...... i love watching the idiots, that stick their hands out to them!!!
Canon EOS REBEL XT
1/125 second
F/5.6
ISO 100
238 mm