Bohm's Bee-eater

Gallery: AvianPosted September 15, 201784 views6 comments

I have not seen this species very often, so it was nice to find one relatively open, a bit short of light though.
Taken in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania.
EOS 1DX Mk II
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 506 mm
F 5.6
ISO 800
1/500

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on September 15, 2017 at 8:53 AM

The larger image is a must view. Beautiful bird, Ken. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 15, 2017 at 2:18 PM

Beautiful, Ken. Superb plumage detail and a nice pose.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on September 15, 2017 at 4:23 PM

Hi Ken
Very nice looking Bee-eater. I would like a little more room on the left side of the frame, but over very nice photograph.
Peter

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 16, 2017 at 8:52 AM

Very nice techs on this Ken. I do find the branch above his head to be a little distracting. Have you thought about a different crop? Maybe into a pano cropping out the branch above? With that long tail, a pano would be a nice idea for it anyway. Still nice work!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 16, 2017 at 9:28 PM

Beautiful bird nicely captured Ken, I could see cropping and/or cloning the branch above the bird's head out. devil

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 21, 2017 at 4:39 AM

Thanks everybody for the comments and suggestions devil

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