Bee ... eaten

Hi at all, this is my first image on BPN.
Thanks for views, all comments are welcome.

Attachment 115276

Bee-eater
Lombardy's countryside - Italy
1DIII, f/6.3, ISO 800, 1/1600, 500mm on tripod
(20% crop)

Nice shooting angle, sharp where it counts. Nice action shot with the bee.

Welcome to BPN and excellent first post.

excellent dynamic pose and a nice BG. you got lucky the head is sharp at this shutter speed. I would sharpen the bee a tad more. overall excellent dynamic image well done

Fantastic painterly image, I love this. What a wonderful first post. Beautiful colors, detail, and action captured. Welcome to BPN!

You did well with this one Giuseppe given that you're shooting on a tripod and knowing how fast these little birds can move.

Richard

Wecome to BPN,Giuseppe.Beautiful opening shot! I Love the in focus head and the bee is a real bonus. Keep the images coming !

Hi Giuseppe,

Welcome to BPN, great capture, an amazing image, I'm trying one of this without success for about two years...
Love the BK and the composition on the frame, the bee in the beak is an extra bonus. If mine would try to add a bit of vibrance on the birds colors, I also shoot the european bee eater a lot and IMO their colors are a bit more vibrant.

Welcome to BPN! That's a pretty impressive first image post! A dynamic pose and an incredibly sharp eye. I like the suggestions about a little more saturation and some additional sharpening of the bee. Look forward to seeing more of your images.

Thanks everyone for your feedbak.

What an awesome first post (welcome to BPN!!). Very sharp where it needs to be, and love the look of concentration on the subject. A bit of a saturation bump would indeed be good. Looking forward to more!

Great image Giuseppe! I like the action, sharp eye and clean BG. Good suggestions above can make this image even better.