Purple Grenadier

Gallery: AvianPosted February 22, 2012158 views6 comments

Purple Grenadier (female)

@ Ngrongoro, Tanzania. Nov. 2011

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-300mm f4,5-5,6 DO IS

1/400s
f9
Iso 640

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Verdon on February 22, 2012 at 5:38 PM

what a beauty, I don't know the bird but the shot is very pretty........

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 22, 2012 at 6:13 PM

Quite the colors on this. I like the pose and the branches make a strong compositional element.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Tonia Graves on February 22, 2012 at 8:52 PM

Nice pose & comp. I've never seen this species so thanks for sharing!

Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Alan Murphy on February 22, 2012 at 9:20 PM

Nice image of this little guy. I like the perch a lot.

Registered on December 3, 2003, 192 Posts, 739 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 23, 2012 at 3:59 AM

Super cool bird Basri, great pose with a nice composition. Seems a touch soft though.

Ken Archer

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

Comment posted by Rick Turner on February 24, 2012 at 7:07 PM

Stunning color of this bird. Good work!

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments