European Roller

Gallery: AvianPosted January 18, 2011244 views23 comments

Hi, my name is Fabrizio and I'm an italian photographer and this is my first post in this beautiful forum.

This shot was taken in Italy, some months ago.

Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 500 mm f4, ISO 500, 1/1600 sec, f 7,1 -1/3

Ciao, fabrizio.

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 18, 2011 at 6:29 AM

Ciao Fabrizio !
Welcome on board ! Very beautiful first shot. Perfect exposue, very sharp image, great detail, wonderful colors.
I like it a lot, congratulations.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 18, 2011 at 6:50 AM

Beautiful colours Fabrizio - great wing postion and I really like the head turn. Look forward to seeing more shots.

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 18, 2011 at 8:14 AM

A great first shot Fabrizio. Love the flight posture and including the nice head turn. Bird looks sharp and the BG works really well with this bird. Would love to see this larger and I encourage you to post the larger version as it really helps provide you with the best critique possible of your image. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 18, 2011 at 8:58 AM

Fabrizio: Welcome to NPN! This is a very nice capture. Wing position is great, with fantastic colors. Nice clean background also enhances the bird. Very nice. Thanks for sharing this image.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 18, 2011 at 9:12 AM

Very nice first post Fabrizio, great action, nice exposure and choice of comp. To my eye this looks a tiny bit oversharpened, especially in the high contrast straight line areas of the left wing, that should be easy to remedy.

You'll find that you learn as much from the comments you give as the ones that are given to you if you take the time to evaluate other members images carefully.

Welcome to NPN

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 18, 2011 at 1:05 PM

Great first post Fabrizio! The action is great, but the head turn is what makes this one specialfor me. I ove the colors as well. Nice first post and look forward to seeing more from you.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on January 18, 2011 at 1:20 PM

Welcome to NPN Fabrizio.

What a cool shot to start with. You nailed the focus here and that terrific pose is unique. I do wish there was a bit more separation between the branches and the bird, but those are things beyond our control with this sort of action photography.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on January 18, 2011 at 1:41 PM

Molto bene Fabrizio. Nice position of the bird. Perhaps a tiny bit too much sharpening but I like the color and composition.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 18, 2011 at 2:57 PM

Welcome, very nice first post with such a colorful bird. For me, it would of been nice to have a little more separation from the plants in the background since that grey darker background would of really highlighted the bird but wonderful as is, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on January 18, 2011 at 3:03 PM

Hello Fabrizio, Beautiful first post: awesome details, great pose and perfect exposure (and wonderful bird)- buon divertimento, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on January 18, 2011 at 3:13 PM

Love it. Wonderful timing, detail and colours. Terrific work.

Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on January 18, 2011 at 4:02 PM

Ciao Fabrizio,
Excellent first post! Beautiful flight action very well executed.
Welcome to NPN, a great place to share our passion for photography.
...... Rich always jokes.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Fabrizio Moglia on January 18, 2011 at 4:11 PM

Thank you so much to everyone !

Just time to understand way to post high resolution image and I'll post it.

Thanks again and ciao, fabrizio.

Registered on January 18, 2011, 5 Posts, 28 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 18, 2011 at 5:20 PM

Wow!!! Great first Post Fabrizo!!! Great action of the beauty.

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by wade pettitt on January 18, 2011 at 5:39 PM

Fabrizio, welcome to npn. Great first post, I love the action and great detail. Well done!!

Registered on May 6, 2009, 184 Posts, 471 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on January 18, 2011 at 7:05 PM

Welcome Fabrizio! This is a gorgeous image. I love the position of the wings and the beautiful colors of this bird.

Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on January 18, 2011 at 8:43 PM

Wow I don't know how you will top this stunner! WOW WOW WOW

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 18, 2011 at 8:58 PM

Welcome Fabrizio. Very nice image to start with, would love to this large.
I especially like the head turn here

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on January 18, 2011 at 10:12 PM

Superb first post, Fabrizio. Welcome to NPN. I love the nice lighting and beautiful colors of this Roller. Great job capturing that wing position and headturn. An all around great image.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 18, 2011 at 10:54 PM

Superb flight shot, Fabrizio. Wonderful detail and getting that head turn is special. Welcome to NPN and I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on January 19, 2011 at 1:45 PM

Welcome Fabrizio, what a lovely photo to start with

Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Joe James on January 19, 2011 at 8:55 PM

What a way to make an entrance Fabrizio! Wonderful shot of a stunningly beautiful bird....and an in-flight shot with an interesting head turn at that. Well done!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 22, 2011 at 12:49 PM

Welcome. Very nice image. Love the beautiful bird. Great head turn and eye contact. Sharp. Good crop and I love the perch he has just left. Well done.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments