Christmas Colours, a photo from New South Wales, East

Photographer's Note

This afternoon we went to one of our favourite coffee cafes (Made In Stanmore). When we got in our car at the council car park I spotted this young bird zippping around the bottle brush trees sucking up all the sweetness of the red flowers.

These are the colours of Christmas. Hope you had a good one :)

delpeoples, MLINES, carper, phwall, jlbrthnn, skippy007, gunbud ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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delpeoples (60342) 2009-12-27 3:02

Hallo Dear BB, my first thought was "What's he and the Boys doing in a bush?" But then I read your note and it partly explains it ;) How did Christmas go? I ate too much. And then drank too much...Back to the photo, the colours and sharpness are excellent. I like the position of the parrot to the left of the frame and how the surrounding plants naturally frame him. Quick response to a great photo opportunity. And such an Aussie image. Congratulations and hugs, Lisa

Fis2 (169659) 2009-12-27 9:50

Witaj Graham!
Beautiful bird, wonderful colors.
I like the frame and depth.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

mikeyeats (136) 2009-12-27 13:22

Graham,
I think that this is a plastic bird you have stuck up in a tree......................................
Seriously, if I had not been to Australia I might really have thought so, but I know what fabulous (and dangerous) wildlife you have.
A well caught and colourful picture, a delight to any bird watchers.
All the best
Mike

MLINES (12516) 2009-12-27 15:59

Hi Graham, Very well composed and presented. The subject is in the strong part of the image and the surrounding greenery and flowers make this one of the best Aussie bird photos i have seen in a long while.Superb clarity and colours. TFS. Murray.

ifege (46869) 2009-12-28 1:52

A great Christmas tree Graham - the colours plus flowers plus bird would make a great one (and better than the Rosellas eating the fruit on our apricot tree.
cheers and have a great new year.
Ian

alftrek (3270) 2009-12-28 5:19

Hi Graham,
Nice spotting of this pretty Rosella. Good that the leaves are not blocking her eye. The colours stands out well from the lush green surrounding.

When it comes to shooting bird, SteveH has the most experience among us. He normally creeps very slowly towards the bird, taking a couple of shot each time he gets closer until the bird flies off. This I learned from him. Your 55-200mm lens should be sufficient, but better still with a 70-200mm f/2.8.
Nice work
Regards and best wishes for the New Year,
Alfred

lestans (17258) 2009-12-28 5:41

Hi Graham!
This bird is really a Christmas gem! I think that no bird has such colors in Europe. A well captured and well done picture! Thank you for sharing

Livia

bracasha75 (24591) 2009-12-28 12:18

Hello Graham
Wow what a great colored felou hiden in green soround!!!!!This is nice one gift for christmas holidays
Excellent
All best to you
Bratislav

Disabled_A (0) 2009-12-28 12:24

Hello Graham,
this looks like the bird (parrot?) is wearing a camouflage :-))
Interesting composition, nice natural colours!
Warm greetings from Stockholm
and wishes of a Happy New Year!!
Elena

carper (96) 2009-12-29 4:26

very nice capture Graham,
it is that he has a blue colors on the head otherwise he was very well in camouflage, well seen shot and nice to look at good photo job here,. for you and your family I wish you a good 2010.
regard jaap

phwall (6787) 2009-12-30 19:16

Hi Graham,
Perfect Christmas colours. Good use of DOF, he's perfectly sharp and accentuated superbly by the foreground and background bokeh.
Composition is also excellent, the slightly off-set framing makes for an interesting view.
It's an excellent shot mate, a bloody beauty in fact, my compliments.
All the best to you and Colleen for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.
Best Wishes
Pete

jlbrthnn (76043) 2009-12-31 6:49

Hello Graham,
The colors are incredible! The bird practices to perfection the art of the camouflage. It is really superb and strange image. The realization is perfect. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Meilleurs Voeux 2010!
Cordially
Joël

skippy007 (12510) 2010-01-01 2:21

Hello Graham, Well camouflaged, impossible for me to distinguish looking at the thumbnail. Good capture with colours & clarity as they should be. Nice work, best wishes for the New Year.
Take care
Santo

MarianneS (15338) 2010-01-01 12:37

Hi Graham,
Lovely colours, a very good idea to celebrate Christmas with an original picture.
Good capture!
All the best in 2010,
Marianne

gunbud (34066) 2010-01-03 17:50

G'Day Graham,
Fantastic bright colors in this lovely tropical christmas scene.
The handsome bird stands out brillianlty against this pine needles backdrop.
Very nice details and clear color.
A Happy Healthy New Year To You And Yours.
Regards, Tom

jackart (6702) 2010-01-18 14:14

Hello Graham!

Wow - really great colors. We haven't colors like this in Poland ( especially in winter what is usualy sad and grey :(

Regards
Jacek

tober (8797) 2010-05-17 7:48

Hello Graham, I liked the symphony of colours in this beautiful shot. The parrot camouflaged himself in a very aesthetical way:) Congratulations, Tolga