My first Bee Eater...

[Adrian David]

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/4281/prigorie1.jpg

Camera Model : NIKON D300
Exposure Time : 1/800 sec
F Number : 9.0
Exposure Program : Aperature Priority
ISO Speed : 400
Exposure Bias Value : 0.-4
Max Aperture Value : 5.3
Metering Mode : Multi Segment
Light Source : Auto
Flash : Flash was not fired
Focal Length : 500.0 mm
ColorSpace : -1
Lens : Sigma 150-500 OS
Tripod mounted

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice perch and setting. Looks like you did some PS work on the end of the perch. This image would be much better if the bird had tilted his head a couple degrees towards you.

[Ramon M. Casares]

I agree with Aidan comment, still, very nice to be your fisrt one :)
Congratulations!

[Paul Marcellini]

Beautiful bird, agree with the other comments. I liek how it pops from that background.

[Doug Brown]

I agree with Aidan's excellent critique. Great perch, BG, exposure, and sharpness. The head angle is key and this bird is looking slightly away from you. I'd fix the far right end of the perch. Thanks for sharing!

[Adrian David]

Thank you very much!
I did cloned the tip of the perch, after I've shortened it a little...Not very nice done...I must pay more attention...
It was my first "close encounter of the third kind" with this species, and I was stunned about the beauty of those birds...

[Stu Bowie]

Congrats on your first bee eater. I like the light and colours in this, together with the diagonal perch.