European Bee-eaters, sharing the prey

[MiroslavMaric]

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Canon 5DIII, 600 II L, tripod, f/10, 1/1000, -0.33, ISO400
The full size of this crop is: 1732 x 1100 pixels
PP in PS: decreased the saturation of birds little bit to be more natural, contrast & brightness & NR of BG.
Light: harsh natural light.
Last week, location: Croatia.

Thanks for viewing and comments.
Cheers! Miro

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Great interaction Miro, beautiful colours and well composed. I like it a lot.

[Karl Egressy]

Great interaction and beautiful colors, Miro.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Miro, great behaviour captured here, and the colours look spot on. Lovely clean BG too. A better HA from the BE on the right would have been first prize, but I know we have to take what is presented at the time.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

I never get tired of seeing these colourful birds!
You captured them in a very special moment and with good eye contact. I wish for more room all around them though.

[MiroslavMaric]

A better HA from the BE on the right would have been first prize


Thanks, I agree, good point, the black on the right is saturated. Maybe next time will be better :). Cheers! Miro

[MiroslavMaric]

I wish for more room all around them though.

Thanks, yes, you are right, this time I decided to crop and present interaction of beaks. This is not handover, this is beakover :S3:.
Cheers! Miro

[Andrew Robinson]

Absolutely lovely, a bird I would love to see let alone photograph.

Andrew

[vishaljadhav]

great looking birds and the colours have been nicely captured,
Interaction always gets images interesting, i can see details on the bee which is classic
love it

[gail bisson]

I like the intimate view of the beaks touching and the macro look at the bee.
My first thought when I saw this was that I wish the LHS of the left bird was not cut off. I would loosen the crop on the LHS and add more room all around. I feel you have lost some IQ in the image due to the large crop,
Gail

[Satish Ranadive]

Great interaction , beautiful colors, very nice fine details, BG and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Andy Shepherd]

Sweet portrait, Miro. Love the colours and the food pass.