Little Bee-eater & Catch

Gallery: AvianPosted May 15, 2011105 views18 comments

Photo taken 02/16/2011 on a photo safari to Tanzania organized by Ray Barlow.
D300 and 500mm f/4+1.4x tc supported by a bean bag on the top of the Land Rover. Iso 320, f/7.1, 1/640s, cropped to about 60% of full frame.
Comments and suggestions desired.
I'm traveling today - will try to catch up with comments on recent posts tomorrow.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on May 15, 2011 at 7:48 AM

Great shot- Awesome colours (also in the background), and excellent sharpness on bird (and meal)- At first the subject seemed too much centered, but maybe with that perch your composition choice works fine on this image- very well done, Fabio

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 15, 2011 at 9:11 AM

Excellent David. Nice to see the bird with the insect.
May

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 15, 2011 at 11:23 AM

Hi David,
great capture the bird with the dragonfly in the beak. The colors are superb. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 15, 2011 at 11:44 AM

Nice techs on this shot David. Great sharpness and detail on the bird and Dragonfly. The BG is super for this bird as the colors go so well with the color of the bird. Very nice.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 15, 2011 at 1:17 PM

Just perfect - exceptional colours in bird and BG, great pose with prey, interesting perch and the comp, although "centered" works fine because of the long, balanced perch that echoes the bird's pose.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 15, 2011 at 2:59 PM

Good work, David. You must've had fun on that trip. Beautiful bird and catch, the rugged perch is perfect for it.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 15, 2011 at 5:33 PM

Excellent image though I do wish for a bit more DOF which is a minor nit

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 15, 2011 at 6:56 PM

Amazing image with great detail and sharpness in every inch.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 15, 2011 at 7:15 PM

Dave, I absolutely love the colors of the background with those of the bird. Excellent sharpness and I like the stretched out posture of the bird, the feeding behavior and your composition. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 15, 2011 at 11:09 PM

Wonderful detail in both the Bee-eater and the prey, David. Great job on the exposure.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on May 15, 2011 at 11:57 PM

Great catch, wonderful colours in bird and background, and very sharp too.

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on May 16, 2011 at 1:30 AM

The colours of these birds are just exceptional and you have great light here to show them.
The dragonfly which is one of there favourites adds to this.
Great BG

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on May 16, 2011 at 5:57 AM

cracking shot especially with the food

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 16, 2011 at 6:59 AM

Nice one David - the background colours are lovely

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 16, 2011 at 10:44 AM

Details, colors and meal are all excellent! Nice work David

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on May 16, 2011 at 12:08 PM

That's a very striking image. A really colourful bird, sharp throughout showing great feather detail. The dragonfly capture gives the image a real lift. I like the background as well. Graham

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 16, 2011 at 8:53 PM

Love it. Wow

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 17, 2011 at 9:05 AM

Everything works, it's a tack sharp closeup.
Beautiful image, very well done

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