Male Rainbow Bee-eater

[Peter Scholer]

Federation Walk, Gold Coast, Queensland.
Nikon D7000, Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED VR. Gitzo tripod, Wimberley head.

AUTO ISO: 900, Aperture: 7, Shutter: 1/1250, Exp. Comp.: +1.3, Program: Manual. VR: On, Tripod mode.
Date: 4/12/2012, Time: 4:44:22 PM. Natural light, tripod, cropped, darkened slightly with a little cloning over ugly part of perch under bird. Light NR.
I was aiming for rich colors with the later light and a good head angle with a pleasing pose. I was happy to get the beak open. The background is OOF yellowy brown grass in the distance.

[Nick Palmieri]

SWEET! Love it open beak, BG, sharp, nice colors, what else can I say...

[Bill Dix]

Just lovely. Great colors, open beak, good HA. What a large head on this little guy. Well done.

[Nancy Bell]

Beautiful, brilliant colors! Good composition, great bkgd, simple perch, perfectly posed bird. Excellent!

[PhilCook]

Nicely done, nicely isolated from background, sharp and open beak is great, nice perch too. A rarity for me down south sadly, but always a treat to see them when I get a chance to travel...getting a decent image is another story

[John Cooper]

A great Bee-eater capture Peter - nice clean image, good feather detail and the open mouth (?calling) adds impact. looks like his lost one of his tail feather extensions as they often do during burrowing.

[Peter Scholer]

A great Bee-eater capture Peter - nice clean image, good feather detail and the open mouth (?calling) adds impact. looks like his lost one of his tail feather extensions as they often do during burrowing.

Thanks John, looks like calling but it was just open. Yes just one tail feather good spot!

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Lovely shot! Very nicely composed, great colors, and couldn't ask for any more detail.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image.Beautiful colors and nice details,great pose with open beak and lovely background.Love it.

Regards,
Satish.