Blue Tailed Bee Eater

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

D800E
300mm f/2.8G VR II with TC-17E II
500mm
ISO 800
f/8 at 1/800s
Manual mode
AF-C, Dynamic 9 points
Auto white balance
Bean bag inside a car

Cropped from 4912x7360 to 2912x4269

Adjust WB, trying color correction, lighten a bit, curve, add vibrate just a tiny bit, clean up background with clone and blur, NR and sharpen.

All comments and suggestions are welcome.

[PhilCook]

Composition wise very nice, clean backdrop is done nicely, and well proportioned perch particularly with the the diagonal. The image quality of the bird itself is lacking a little as it looks a bit grainy/noisy

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Thank you for the comment, maybe I over sharpen too much for web.
Here is the link for bigger resolution for better view: http://lunnj.smugmug.com/Animals/Bir...mSxnH&lb=1&s=O

[gail bisson]

I really like this.
I like the direct gaze and the simple diagonal perch and the complimentary BG.
I think the image needs a bit more "pop" and would add a couple of points of black to the neutrals in selective coloring
Gail

[PhilCook]

Much nicer in the bigger resolution, but I think maybe yes you over sharpened a little and as Gail suggests maybe needing a bit more black/contrast

[Daniel Cadieux]

My first thought was that image needed more contrast or darker blacks. Perhaps more saturation too? I love the down-the-barrel pose. Good BG and perch.

[Satish Ranadive]

Fabulous image of bee eater.Love the colors,details,perch, eyes and composition.
HD version looks superb.

Regards,
Satish.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful and colorful image.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the eye contact, composition and colourful bird. Good suggestions above. Nice image.