Blue and Gold Macaw #2

This is the same photo as the previous posting, but with significant work done with it. Notably I have blurred and darkend the wing at the right front to provide a sense of depth of field. To draw attention to the bird's eye, I used Photoshop's "Lighting Effects" filter placing a soft omni spot on his eye and also a spot light running from the lower right to the top left across his face.

Working with this photo made me think about what it might be like to get a parrot. Luckily right about the same time I ran across this story from NPR called A Delightful, Awful Marriage, all about the joys, and drawbacks, of letting a parrot move in on your life. Quite funny! And quite a warning!

This and other photos I have taken of birds can be found in the bird photo galleries. There's one for broadband visitors, and one for dialup visitors. Here are the links to each:

Bird Photo Gallery - Broadband Flash Gallery

Bird Photo Gallery - Dial Up Optimized

Blue and Gold Macaw Parrot

This beautiful blue and gold Macaw lives with his buddy, a scarlet Macaw at the Sheraton Hotel in Kaanapali on Maui.

You can see this and other nature photos in the Bird Photography Gallery.

If you're interested in finding out more about Macaw parrots, visit the Wikipedia page about Macaws.