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European Bee-eaters

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on March 27, 2013 at 5:23 AM
European Bee-eaters
Was going through some files of last spring for stock purposes and came across some unprocessed European Bee-eater images i shot in Southern France. This was one from the series wich i liked because it clearly shows that all of them had been digging their nests (dirt on their bills).

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark IV
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: F 7.1
Exposure mode: M
Exposure compensation: + 2/3
Flash:No
Flash exposure compensation:
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Servo (in AF-On modus)
ISO: 500
Lens: Canon 600mm F4 + 1,4 TC
Focal length:1092 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod from hide
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Home stewed Sharpening-mix/ Adobe Photoshop CS6
Posted by David Sewell on March 27, 2013 at 7:01 AM
A stunning capture, not least because you can see an eye on all three birds! Somehow when I get three birds together one is always providing a back view. I would like just a tad more canvas top and bottom, but otherwise an excellent shot.

David
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on March 27, 2013 at 7:25 AM
Hi Jeroen a very cool image.

Phil.

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Posted by Bob Johnson on March 27, 2013 at 8:24 AM
Great BG and head positions here Jeroen :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by keith mitchell on March 27, 2013 at 1:30 PM
Jeroen super set of birds ,excellent shot!

Keith. :smile:
Posted by John Robinson on March 27, 2013 at 3:42 PM
Grand shot jeroen but I think I agree with David. No big deal but a tiny bit cramped in the frame in my view (But who am I ?)
Cheers
JR
Posted by Mike Smith on March 27, 2013 at 5:13 PM
Love the complimentary lichen covered perch picking up the golden yellow throats, :toast: :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on March 27, 2013 at 5:49 PM
Hi Jeroen, what a lovely sight and to photograph it, well.

The soft pastel shade of the BKG really sets of the vibrant and colourful plumage of these birds and the branch seems too sits well within the overall colour palette. I also like the HA to.

One quick question, although shot at f/7.1 the tail feathers have dropped off quite a bit. Now this might be due to the size of image and detail contained within it, but I thought you might have had a hint more compared to the rest of the bodies and detail contained within?

Another fine image. :toast:

TFS
Steve
Posted by Graham Goddard on March 30, 2013 at 1:30 PM
That's a beauty Jeroen :toast:
Posted by Neil Burton on April 2, 2013 at 4:42 AM
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