Here's a common pigeon from Plaça de Catalunya in the heart of Barcelona. It's a fun place to watch the craziness in all directions.

It had just rained, and that's when the reflections are best. I used the Platypod to get a low perspective and shot this at f2.0 which creates big colorful bokeh balls in the background. It's a technique generally used in portraits, so I guess this we could consider this a bird portrait.

The pigeons are used to people feeding them they'll come right up. They have almost no fear of humans. A little boy next to me caught one in his hands and then released it. I only had the desire to capture one with my camera. I got several shots, but I think this is my favorite.

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