Little Bee Eaters

[Bill Dix]

From the Okavango Delta a few weeks ago. Full height cropped from horizontal. Not enough DOF to get them all in sharp focus, but I liked the three poses.

a1, 200-600 + 1.4 TC @ 840mm. ISO 1250. 1/1250s @ f/10. HH.

[Andreas Liedmann]

cool line up , not possible to get them all in focus .
i do like the color palette and the overall tones .
the subjects do look a bit crunchy / coarse for my taste .

tfs Andreas

[Paul Burdett]

Bill. Love the overall composition and the BG, for me anyway, compliments rather than detracts from the main subjects. Lovely colours here too. Yes to getting them all in focus, but not a deal breaker here. In an ideal world the topmost and lowest Bee eater would have a head turn towards you? TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Super shot the colours are wonderful, the sharpening could perhaps be a little finer on the birds.

[Kurt Bowman]

I really like the comp and how the birds line up. I don't think you could have stopped down further to get them all in focus...but maybe f13 would have done it...just hard to tell. Unfortunately for me the BG does detract a bit.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Bill, I like the image, neat having three in the frame all on the same branch. The composition is interesting, nice colors on the birds. Thank you for sharing.

[Arthur Morris]

I love the arrangement and the colors and these birds, but the two o-o-f look jangly through no fault of your own.

with love, artie

[Arthur Morris]

ps: here is a case where removing the TC might have provided the necessary d-o-f. Or not ...

with love, artie