Finally a weekend without rain so Shawn and I made it to the Del Mar Animal and Bird Hospital for what they call free flight.
It is such a cool place...they board birds as well as bring them back to full health and free flight is an aviary where these guys are all out in the open and for a donation (one dollar geesh) the public can go in a visit with the birds. The birds are/were pets and crave the human attention that they get.
Here Shawn was talking to one and it intently listened to every word she said.
1/320sec, f/3.5 @ 50mm ISO-200 Pattern Metered.
This is taken with that $74 dollar 50mm Canon lens, no post processing but the crop and resize.
What a fabulous composition, you have caught both expressions so well. great that it is straight from camera and no fancy lenses etc, shows what a good photography you are Margaret
Very nice DOF, and interesting subject. Great detail in the bird. I'd say you've used your lens really well, and if it is the lens stated, you got a very good deal. I think this deserves a 7. Excellent shot. Best wishes, Mike