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Bee Eater

by Basri Akcasoy

Gallery: AvianPosted June 7, 2012114 views7 comments
I like this bird. There is an area near our place where the bee eater nesting there. They are there since early may. I go sometimes and watching them rather than shooting photo.

Today I got good afternoon light (first time this year it was always rainy). I tried in flight. Here is one of these shots.

7D
400mm f/5.6

1/4000
f/5.6
ISO 400
0 EV

Thank you very much in advance for your C&C



Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 7, 2012 at 5:00 PM
Great Bird in Flight image. The colors and lighting are nice.
Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 7, 2012 at 6:49 PM
Nice catch Basri, well done!:wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Tonia Graves on June 7, 2012 at 10:26 PM
I like the colors and pose of the bird against the clear, blue sky. Nice job getting this!
Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on June 8, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Nice flight shot! I like the catchlight in its eye. Color look very good. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 8, 2012 at 11:25 AM
The flight shot of this Bee Eater is not a common image. Exposure looks fine. The sharpness however is not a good as it could be. The 400mm f/5.6 is an excellent lens with great sharpness. This one is just a bit off in that regard.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on June 8, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Hi Keith,
Thank you very much for your critic. I checked your site and fully understood what do you mean. I'm still learning and I trying hard to learn.
Yes, you are right. This shot could be much sharper. May be less ISO like 200 or 100, -.03 or -0.7 EV, little smaller aperture and little less shutter speed could give rather sharp image. As I sad I'm learning.

Ones again, thank you very much indeed.
Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments
Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on June 10, 2012 at 11:13 PM
A nice shot
We have plenty of these guys in our area
To get it sharper
you should shoot on 400 iso and try getting the highest speed to freeze the shot
You can use the AV mode and use f5.6 at 400iso they should then be sharper :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 518 Posts, 2114 Comments