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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Glenn Bartley on October 17, 2011, 07:51:53 am

Title: Red and Green Macaw (Peru)
Post by: Glenn Bartley on October 17, 2011, 07:51:53 am
Greetings from Peru everyone!

My appologies for my lack of participation these past 6 weeks. I have been in the Peruvian Amazon and largely away from electricity (let alone internet). After spending 6 weeks in Peru I can tell you all that it is indeed a bird watchers paradise. Where I was staying in Manu National Park has 1000 species  - in one park  :shock:

I'm just back in Lima for a day to do some laundrey, emailing, etc. and then I'm back off into the field. I'll be visiting some pretty remote regions of the central highlands and have a few gems that I am after.

In any case here is a spectacular bird from the lowlands - the Red and Green Macaw. I am not very confident in the calibration of my laptop. Rather...it is a $350 laptop and probably cannot be calibrated accurately. I did the best I could on this one and hopefully it looks Ok.

All the best everyone!

Glenn

(http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4957/redandgreenmacaw01.jpg)

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure compensation: -2/3
ISO: 800
Focal length: 500mm + 1.4x

Title: Re: Red and Green Macaw (Peru)
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on October 17, 2011, 02:44:35 pm
Each time I see a new post from you, Glenn, I click on the link with much anticipation. I've not been disappointed yet!

Jeremy
Title: Re: Red and Green Macaw (Peru)
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on October 17, 2011, 03:30:49 pm
Each time I see a new post from you, Glenn, I click on the link with much anticipation. I've not been disappointed yet!

Jeremy
+1!

I'd be tempted to go out and buy a $350 laptop if I thought it would get me captures like that one (or any of the others you've posted).  ;)

Another nice one.

Eric
Title: Re: Red and Green Macaw (Peru)
Post by: rcarpenter3d on October 26, 2011, 04:50:11 pm
OOOhhhh, that is simply wonderful. :)