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    Avian Bee-eaters

    5DIII, 600 II L IS, tripod+gimbal, natural light, f/7.1, 1/2500s, ISO800,
    PP: selective brightness/contrast + Topaz microcontrast, BG blur
    Setup: perch,
    Full size: 4062 x 2669 pixels,
    Location: Croatia, Sava river, May/2014

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    Amazing! I can't get enough of bee-eater shots and the action in this one takes the cake! The sun angle could have been lower but it is still a fantastic capture.

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    Love it! Great behavior shown, wonderful colours and sharp through out. Excellent DOF as well.
    No nits from me.

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    Well done in relatively harsh overhead sunlight. I love the open bill and the look on the face of the right-hand bird. All in all, a nice image.
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    Technically well done (as pointed out the light is a bit harsh but still handled well)
    Eye contact, posture and framing all fine from my point of view.
    You can really feel the tension here.
    Given the month i assume it's male posing and trying to get the female into mood ?

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    Thanks to all!

    Yes the light ....... In the moment of shot the light was very harsh so in PP I used selective brightness contrast. In this case the selective means the standard masks and in addition I used the luminosity masks too. From my point of view the raw version was not usable without deep PP and I'm happy you like the final version.

    Cheers! Miro

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    hi.a fantastic capture.I agree Arthur about harsh overhead sunlight.colors and BG is nice.TFS

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    Quote Originally Posted by Markus Hanika View Post
    Given the month i assume it's male posing and trying to get the female into mood ?
    Not quite sure, I guess it was the arguing regarding perch ownership..........

    Cheers! Miro

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    Excellent image of interaction. The colors are amazing and the image quality is great.

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    very nice image,good perch and BG,and I like the poses of the birds.tfs.

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    excellent interaction wish the light was softer

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    Beautiful and colorful image.

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