Rainbow Bee Eater

[William Nguyen-Phuoc]

Hi all,

I ducked out after work to a local birding spot 10 minutes from home and was pleasantly surprised to see RBEs in abundance feeding on insects. Lighting conditions were quite good but dimmed quickly. Here's a sample from the series I captured :)

Rainbow Bee Eater
40D, 100-400L, f6.3, 1/160th, ISO400, Fill Flash
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/2627817282_0b1f4fa50b_o.jpg

C&C welcomed...
Thank you for looking,

William

[carole wiley]

Oh my, that is a beauty and I don't know that there is any way to improve on it. If any thing, maybe a bit lighter in the beak area to bring it out of the bg, but I am not possitive. Love the complimentary background.

[William Nguyen-Phuoc]

Thank you Carole, yes I agree the beak lightened up should improve it.

[Steve Wheeler]

Stunning image William... Hard for me to imagine how it might be improved upon. Clarity, detail, color, BG all superb. Because the body is situated in the frame the way it is, the fact the eye is in the center doesn't bother me personnally.... Nor does the little hint of tail feather extending down into the LL corner.

And only 10 minutes from your house! Can't beat that!

Really beautiful bird and image... Nicely done.

Steve

[Glenn Bartley]

Very sweet. I like the unique BG colors. Nice use of fill.

[William Nguyen-Phuoc]

Thank you all, comments much appreciated!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Nice eye contact,details,bg and composition,nice work William

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi William,
Look great on my monitor! Not that distracted by 2 catchlights........but an easy fix for an outstanding image!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great details, pose and eye contact. Another vote for removing one of the catchlights and I might try to lighten the BG a bit for more bill/BG separation. Thanks for sharing and keep them coming!

[Sid Garige]

Wonderful image. A very unique background and perfect amount of fill flash. Really like this image.

[Blake Shadle]

Incredible work, Will! The background is outstanding. I really like the composition, detail, and excellent use of fill flash. Just enough to really make this image sing!

[William Nguyen-Phuoc]

Thanks Blake! Good to see you again :)

[Geurt Bloem]

All said, so I'll add my take: Lovely image here!

[david cramer]

Beautiful capture and color. I'd agree about fixing the catchlight.

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Wow, tack sharp & good use of flash...

[Arthur Morris]

Spectacular light and spectacularly sharp. I wish only for a lighter, more consistent BKGR. Not to mention a killer bird and a perfect specimen. If you could have gotten one foot higher that would have placed the head against the lighter portion of the BKGR.