Palm Cockatoo

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This is the rare and beautiful Palm Cockatoo. The photos aren't all complete (or perfect). Ahem, i didn't know that darker colored animals are very difficult to photograph until my wonderful photo-art mentor mentioned it to me tonight... lol. Anyway, feedback is sooo appreciated--anything to improve. I'm a perfectionist so I see a million things wrong with these photos... which flaws are most noticeable (or least forgiveable)? LOL

OH--her name is Moonlight. She's mentioned in this article: http://www.oldworldaviaries.com/text/lewis/palm.html (There's also a photo of her there.) She danced through the whole photo shoot and wanted kisses and cuddles in between pictures! LOL!

 

 

Comments

[cathubodva.livejournal.com]

I LOVE HER AND I WANT HER!

This is Chris's dream parrot.


Ok... now that that's out of the way. The one major flaw I'm seeing in all of the photos that I would really love to change is how hard it is to see her eyes. That's the one thing that's popping out at me in pretty much every picture I look at. But I don't really know anything about photography and how easy it would be to fix that, and I also know that their eyes are really hard to see in pretty much all photos just because of the color and form of their face.

I hope that was a helpful comment. =D I'm not used to critiquing visual art.


Even with the flaws, these are gorgeous photos.

[sophiedoph.livejournal.com]

LOL!!! She was a sweetheart--and gorgeous!!

I know--those black eyes are gorgeous--but so hard to see since her whole face is black!! I'll see if I can find some other pics where they stand out more--thanks for the feedback!!!

[smldada9801.livejournal.com]

Okay, first of all, that is one incredible looking bird. I'm just in awe.

1. I like the picture. With the red border, the red in the bird and the red flower, it's a nice pop. I think that you need to compensate for the birds huge crest. It feels like the rest of the bird/picture is dwarfed by those feathers. Maybe something larger toward the left bottom corner.

2. Is a good clean picture but I feel like the bird is dwarfed by her crest. I love the way the deep black on her face stands out.

3. I'm not sure about the yellow flowers, I think I prefer the red better. Composition wise, this is a much better shot, the whole bird, crest and all appear proportional, although I wish it was clsoer to her.

4 i think this is my favorite. I love seeing her eyes.

5. I also really like this one. Its a great shot! I think maybe if she was facing the other way, the overall photo wouldn't look so heavily weighted to the right.

6. Her tongue is red!?! It's a pretty neat shot. Interesting vantage point. I'm not crazy about the blurring - was it intentional?

This is a great series! I hope the owner loved it.
Thanks for sharing.

[sophiedoph.livejournal.com]

1. You are totally right about that crest dwarfing the rest of her!! Do you think if I cropped it closer to her it would offset the lack of something on the left?


2. Yep--big crest! lol

3. Mommy's favorite color is yellow. ;)

4. Awesome! I think she looks like an alien creature there! LOL!!! I think it was the only one where her face was absolutely clear, if you can believe it. She never stopped bouncing. Usually altering the shutter speed helps keep it clear but the difficulty of photographing darker subjects is that it's harder to compensate for movement for some reason. most of the 200+ shots i have of her are terrible!! LOL

5. Maybe i can crop this to make it less weighted. i know what you mean though.

6. yep--red tongue with black tip! nothing was intentional in these pics. lol. just thought it added an interesting perspective.

thank you for your feedback--so thoughtful and constructive. I've *got* to meet you someday!!!

[smldada9801.livejournal.com]

Wow 200+ pictures. No wonder you come out with a handful of really amazing ones to always share with us :-)

Thanks for asking for feedback. I miss my painting days so it's good practice for me to keep the eye sharp. Sometimes I'm way off base and it's good to stay well grounded.

I would utterly love to meet you someday. If we're ever down that way, I'll definately let you know. And likewise, if you're ever going to be up north, say S.C or anywere remotely near DE, let me know.

[mama-gryphon.livejournal.com]

You need a different background color to make the bird stand out more. Like a mottled red or green or blue. I'd use orange flowers instead because they'll compliment him more, or that one red flower was perfect! Otherwise, you always do good work!

[sophiedoph.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your feedback!! Great thoughts about the background colors and orange flowers!! I never even considered that!

[mama-gryphon.livejournal.com]

I think with the same poses with a different background and you'd knock the socks off of those pictures. You always seem to capture a bit of their personality.

[sophiedoph.livejournal.com]

I wonder whether they'd allow me to do another photo shoot... I'll have to ask. :)

[mama-gryphon.livejournal.com]

Smile and batt your eyes at them. Worked on getting me out of a ticket last week. ;)

[sophiedoph.livejournal.com]

LOL!!! What was your ticket for?

[mama-gryphon.livejournal.com]

I ran a red light, but still tried to stop when I saw the cop car and ended up in the middle of the intersection so I just kept going. When he pulled me over I just opened my eyes really wide and batted my big brownies at him. I got a warning.

[sophiedoph.livejournal.com]

Shame shame!! LOL! I once got a warning for going 45 in a 20mph zone--I told the cop I thought the speed limit was a suggestion.

[mama-gryphon.livejournal.com]

LMAO!!

[liveandinperson.livejournal.com]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahah.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_secondbest/]

Those are amazing pictures of an amazing bird!