Red & Green Macaw

[Charles_Bell]

I have been off NPN for a few months, first traveling and then for shoulder replacement surgery. I am now sufficiently recovered to resume processing my images. I took this at dawn at the “Macaw’s Sinkhole” in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil in July. The low sunlight illuminated the flying macaws but not the walls of this very deep and huge hole, which provided a dark background. Sony a9 on tracking mode, Sony 100-400mm at 400mm, f/6.3 at 1/2500th. ISO 2000.
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[Allen_Brooks]

Very nice. Beautiful colors and good detail; stunning against the black background.

[Dennis_Plank]

Gorgeous colors against that dark background, Charles. A beautiful image.

[chris6 (Chris Wyatt)]

The black bg makes this special as the colors really pop; your settings show the smallest details perfectly. Great capture.

[S_Govindarajan]

Stunning capture, Charles. The black background perfectly sets off the colors of the macaw. Both the lighting and flight pose are wonderful.

[Shirley_Freeman]

A very nice in flight capture, Charles. The dark backgrounds makes him stand out nicely.

[Charles_Bell]

Thanks everyone. I’m glad you liked this image as much as I do.