Abyssinian Roller

Gallery: AvianPosted September 7, 201661 views5 comments

My favourite of the African rollers, largely due to the less vibrant colour.
Taken in the only place I have ever seen one, Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda
EOS 1DX MkII
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 506 mm
F 8
ISO 800
1/1250

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 7, 2016 at 1:00 PM

Excellent detail, Ken. A trifle tight for my taste, but I don't know what else you had around it to contend with.

devil

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on September 8, 2016 at 12:04 PM

Maybe a little tight in the frame Ken but really nice colors and the pose in the gnarly bush works for me.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 8, 2016 at 6:51 PM

Beautiful bird nicely captured Ken. I might take just a touch more off the bottom to remove the shiny leaf in the center bottom. Excellent detail. devil

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 9, 2016 at 6:54 AM

Thanks for the comments and suggestions devil

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on September 9, 2016 at 7:39 PM

Nice look at this beautiful Roller, Ken. You have very nice detail in the bird in some pretty challenging sidelighting. Maybe a little bit tight in the frame, but that is a personal taste.

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