Green Bee Eater

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8296/7911549962_cd4fb64565_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40906945@N08/7911549962/)
BeeEater0002 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40906945@N08/7911549962/) by docsanjeev (http://www.flickr.com/people/40906945@N08/), on Flickr
7D+100-400 L
Hand held
1/500
ISO 400
f/5.6

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Sanjeev, wonderful bird with a nice composition and pose. However, the image is a bit soft overall. The background and perch don't add much to the image. If possible I would consider making the bg a bit more uniform. Also, the top portion of the 'perch' is very bright and a bit distracting.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Bee Eaters are always a treat to view!! Beautiful subject and BG (although I'd tame the brighter white area). Bird could use a bit more sharpening for web, but the perch is really what is weakening the image. Is it part of a monument?

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Hi Daniel, the perch is basically a stone pillar commonly used for fencing of open lands. Usually a barbed wire is used to cordon off areas and the stone pillars act as scaffolding. If you check the image on flickr it is sharp, but when I transfer it to BPN it gets soft. Hence I plan to become a member so I can upload directly. And thanks Miguel for your comments and suggestions. Indeed it is a beautiful bird.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Sanjeev,
nice bird with not ideal perch and BG .
Just watched the image on flickr, i do not see any better sharpness, sorry.
I would also go for more usm on the subject.
Andreas