White fronted Bee-eater

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hand held from car in Kruger Park, Canon 5D III, Canon 100-400mm @400mm, ISO 1600, 1/1000 sec f5.6
ACR + PSCC

So often it was the case that the background was less than ideal but I got lucky with this one, it was not a set up, just a chance encounter.

[John Mack]

Background looks perfect here. Nice pose on the bird with good detail as well. Like the spider webs on the perch.

[gail bisson]

The soft diffuse light on the bird is great.
I love the perfect HA and what a great BG.
Perch is a bit big but not a huge issue! Why can't little birds learn to perch on little perches ?
Very nice Jon,
Gail

[Bill Dix]

Very nice pose, lovely background. Don't mind the perch. Such beautiful birds.

[Steve Kaluski]

Nought wrong with this one Jon, lovely detail and colour, wouldn't change anything. Pleasing BKG that tones in well with the overall colour palette, nice work. I just wonder if some more DoF may have helped to soften the transition of the perch on the RHS, being a bit more 'in focus' rather than a sudden departure from subject to perch. No deal breaker, just a thought.

TFS
Steve

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful bird with a perfect background. Well balanced comp. I'd have preferred it perch on the little oof knob, but it was kind enough to choose this nice backdrop for you, so that was a good compromise:S3:. BTW, I love the webbing on the perch,

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Couldn't have asked for better light with such a great capture, Jonathan. Perfect complimentary BG. Great feather detail as well.

Geoffrey




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