European BeeEater

[MohsenVahedipour]

Hi

I took this image in Telo, North east of Tehran.
This in not a BIF shot, even no prey item. But I like it for sweet soft early morning light & lovely colors of bird's feathers. Wish you like it.

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM +2.0x
Image Date: 2012-05-26 06 : 57:41 +0000
Focal Length: 800mm
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure Time: 0.0010 s (1/1000)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: +0.67 EV
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Photographer: Mohsen Vahedi pour
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)

[Satish Ranadive]

Mohsen:
Absolutely superb image of this colorful bird.Love the pose,colors,nice details and smooth backdrop.Nice perch too.
Would like to add some space on left and bottom.I have tried it and it looks good;if you wish I can upload it.

Regards,
Satish.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Mohsen:
Absolutely superb image of this colorful bird.Love the pose,colors,nice details and smooth backdrop.Nice perch too.
Would like to add some space on left and bottom.I have tried it and it looks good;if you wish I can upload it.

Regards,
Satish.

Thanks Satish,

I appreciate you.

[Satish Ranadive]

Mohsen:
Thanks for the appreciation.Here is modified image.I have added slight space at the bottom and on the left side and composed in 2x3 format.
I hope you will like it.



Satish.

[Randy Stout]

Mohsen:

Beautiful bird, great pose, perfectly scaled perch, Sharp and well exposed.

Satish addressed the one issue, the awkward crop.

Very nice indeed.

Cheers

Randy

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Gorgeous image, just love the repost, work better IMO TFS.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Mohsen, lovely pose, sharp, and you have the colours spot on. You dont always have to have the subject with a catch. Love the BG, and I do like Satish's repost.

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image! I like the pose, colourful subject and complimentary BG. I like the Satish's repost too.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the colours, pose, thinh perch, beautiful BG. Satish has addressed the comp issue nicely.

[Sanjeevprakash]

Excellent Shot,Mohsen.Beautifully composed.Very colorful and sharp details.Like the vertical composition.Re-post from satish looks great too.TFS

[PhilCook]

The rework is better....what a stunning bird and nicely perched and isolated from the backdrop

[MohsenVahedipour]

Thank you all for your kind words.
Statish,
Special thanks for your repost that is far better in terms of composition.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent pose details and a nice a BG to go with it. colors are vibrant and pleasing. I would prefer a looser crop with more room in the LLC.