Posted by Barbara (Florida, United States) on 29 March 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
20 years ago Quaker was found in a parking lot. Obviously someone's pet his clipped wings had just started growing back giving him enough flight to escape. A month after coming home with me he began to say his name Quaker. Before that I never considered myself a bird person. Life has never been the same since. Quaker is a character, a strong personality. His favorite food is chicken, tuna, pasta and eggs, to name a few. Today was bath day and time to clean his cage. With our pleasant weather Quaker spent his afternoon on the screened patio listening to the birds outdoors. There are large communities of these Quaker parrots in Florida, and in some Northeast states. They build very large nests usually consisting of 3 rooms, a bird condo. Also known as Monk Parakeets, in some states they are illegal since they can destroy crops.
Fine detail and fabulous composition. This is excellent.
29 Mar 2008 12:29am
Really nice portrait of Quaker. I like the way you used the deep of field
29 Mar 2008 12:46am
@Laurent: Thank you. Quaker loves cats too like the one in this adorable photo: http://latentation.aminus3.com/
You have captured the pose really well. There is an amazing amount of detail coming through in such a small image size - are you using a special technique to downsize your images?
29 Mar 2008 1:11am
@dobbino: Very nice comment you have made. No special technique, although sometimes rather than stand fixed and adjust my lens to focus I lean into or back with my body until focused. After loading I was pleased with how it appears Quaker stuck his head through the DOF into a window of focus. There was no cropping or processing other than the added border. Thank you.
very nice portrait :) with the best focuss and beauty colors ...... thanks.
29 Mar 2008 5:34am
@Helma: Thank you for your nice comment.
Super photo!
29 Mar 2008 8:37am
@Eleftheria, 9 years old,: I know you like animals too. Thank you for commenting.
haha he looks so cute. great focusing btw (:
29 Mar 2008 8:46am
@ally (:: He has a cute personality too! Thanks Ally.
Nice colors, beautiful bird!
29 Mar 2008 9:29am
I must say I am not a bird person either, but you have captured this "member of the family" wonderfully. I almost want to reach out and pet his head!! Great colors, textures, and DoF. Well done.
29 Mar 2008 10:15am
@Chris: Having a bird like Quaker will change your entire perspective of having a bird. He is very sociable.
You sure did pick my favorite color!
29 Mar 2008 12:12pm
Quaker seems to be talking to you! You captured him very well. Fine shot!
29 Mar 2008 2:16pm
@standley: Quaker is always communicating with me. He use to say words and still knows them but he has really bonded with me and taken on a roll of a baby. Thank you for your comment.
Quaker, you are beautiful...tell him I said so okay Barbara?
30 Mar 2008 5:11am
Superbe MAP, belle photo miss ;-)
30 Mar 2008 10:30am
He's a cute one, and photographed very well indeed. We always had parakeets (along with dogs) when I was coming up, and they'd talk up a storm. One had the habit of sounding like he was dialing the phone before speaking, and mimicking it's ring before saying "hello". Seems once they start speaking it's hard to shut them up! Lots of company though. I wasn't aware of their nest building habits, or this species were so common in your area. Interesting, thanks for sharing.
3 Apr 2008 4:39am
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