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    This Bee Eater (Merops apiaster) was grand-standing his lunch (breakfast, actually!) in the hope of catching the eye and the favour of any females in the vicinity. He spent a lot of time posing but didn't seem to get any action with the ladies. But this was Italy, after all!

    I am very pleased with the additional clarity I am getting from the Extender 2 III. Significant improvement over the older model, even on the older generation lens.

    Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, EF500mm f/4L IS USM +2.0x EXIII
    1/800 sec at f/8.0, ISO Speed 500
    DPP, PS 5.1, Neat Image, Smart Sharpen - some pruning required on the timber.

    Comments and suggestions most welcome.

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    Gerald

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    Great shot with the prey. A total in focus perch would have made this a killer shot.
    That said, the bird and the bug are really nice.
    Dan Kearl

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    Nice bird and catch. Perch is a bit bright but could be easly fix.

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    Very nice shot. I really like the pose, love the bug in it's beak, and I agree with Dan on the perch. Still a wonderful shot.
    Well done.

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    Hi Gerald, good look back pose showing off his catch. Colours look good, and Im fine with the perch as is, as I can see the near part is actually fairly detached from where the BE is perched. If anything, I would move the BE back to the left a touch more, and maybe add a bit of contrast to him. Should pop even more.
    Last edited by Stu Bowie; 09-18-2012 at 02:30 PM.

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    Bird, prey, colours are fantastic! Nice details too. Too bad about the OOF part of the perch...cropping as a vertical and getting rid of the blunt thick ending of it does help (IMO)

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    Many thanks for all your comments and suggestions.

    Yes, the tree structure had the front branch well forward, thus OOF. I have played with a piece of the branch from another image taken the same morning from the same viewpoint - not sure it is convincing though.

    Increased the contrast a little, maybe a little more zing, but I find these things hard to judge

    Daniel, thanks for taking the trouble to crop and repost - appreciated. But I find that is another shot, and perhaps a bit tight, so have kept it much the same but moved the bird back in the frame.

    Again, many thanks!

    Gerald

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