Little bee eater

Gallery: AvianPosted January 15, 2012104 views11 comments

Hi everyone, it's long since i posted and commented here, but my job (my main job i mean) kept me very busy. Anyway, this little friend has been "shot" during my last trip in Zambia last October.

Techs: D2Xs - nikkor 200-400 f/4 @400 - WB manual - SS 1/1600
PP: cropped for composition some BG adjustment to remove intruders.

C&C wellcome.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 15, 2012 at 11:50 AM

I like the simple comp Luca. Maybe a bit too dark overall. I might bring up the brightness a bit. I also see a lot of color banding in the BG. Maybe from web compression.

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

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 15, 2012 at 11:52 AM

Great capture, Luca. Superb sharpness, in particular in the larger version, for such a little bird ! IMHO you could increase just a bit the ligtness of the BG

Mauro

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

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on January 15, 2012 at 12:52 PM

Gorgeous bird, well depicted- Nice pose and excellent detail on subject, maybe a tad more brightness could even improve it- The banding on BG seemed weird at first, but after I read your explanation- Very well done, Fabio

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

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 15, 2012 at 1:28 PM

Nice and sharp. It is a little dark for me. I would have also liked to see the tail a bit sharper. Looks like you could have traded off some shutter speed for a larger depth of field.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 15, 2012 at 2:25 PM

Nice subject, nice shot ! The larger version is quite okay for me, I like darkish pictures and the bird itself is nicely lit IMO. Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 15, 2012 at 2:28 PM

Hello Luca.
The larger image really shows this bird at it's best the smaller one does look a bit dark,really nice image that i do like.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on January 15, 2012 at 4:13 PM

Looks OK to me.
Pehaps lighten the eye up a little but no big deal
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 15, 2012 at 5:30 PM

Lovely job on the bee Eater, Luco.. There's some banding in the bg-looks like a compression artifact or something.

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

Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 15, 2012 at 7:31 PM

Beautiful colors and excellent sharpness. I like the simplicity of the perch and the background. Appears slightly dark on my screen. Hope your job lets up soon.

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

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 16, 2012 at 7:00 AM

Great details/colors and the exposure though low-key looks good to me.
I wish for a bit more DOF to bring in those feet, and the color banding I see's are my only nits Luca.
Nice post regardless.

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

Comment posted by Luca Mussato on January 16, 2012 at 3:26 PM

thank you for comment and suggestions, I'll take care of all of them.
@Angela : thank you so much for your e-mail, much appreciated.

cheers, luca

Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments