Merops apiaster. European bee-eater

[Alvaro Nunes]

This photograph is of a bird very busy feeding their youngs (the nest is immediately ahead although not visible in the image). As the nest is in a shadow area is difficult to obtain a good definition and a good contrast. I am very interested in your criticisms and suggestions as this is an excellent way to learn and progress.
By the way, I put this image on Flickr, but I was more interested in using sites similar to ImageShack. Can you advise me some? Thank you very much.
Nikon D800E
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm F-4G ED VR
1/4000, 4.0, 500

[Randy Stout]

Alvaro:

Well exposed, food item a plus, full downstroke on wings good.

IMages are generally more engaging if the head is angled towards the viewer a bit.

There is some noise in the background.

Please include the camera, lens, etc. details so we can better understand the creation of your images.

It is also helpful to post the image at a larger size so we can see it better.

I can't help you with ImageShack, hopefully someone else is familiar with it.

Cheers

Randy

[Alvaro Nunes]

Alvaro:

Well exposed, food item a plus, full downstroke on wings good.

IMages are generally more engaging if the head is angled towards the viewer a bit.

There is some noise in the background.

Please include the camera, lens, etc. details so we can better understand the creation of your images.

It is also helpful to post the image at a larger size so we can see it better.

I can't help you with ImageShack, hopefully someone else is familiar with it.

Cheers

Randy

Thanks Randy,

I'll try to do what you say.
I don't know how to post an image larger using Flickr, since the image size next to this one is 1024 x 638 and this size is not allowed in the forum. I have to investigate this too.
You are right about the background noise. It's quite visible.

Thanks and best regards,

Alvaro

[Karl Egressy]

It is always nice to see an image of this colorful bird.

[Alvaro Nunes]

Oh, I have quite a few. I'll post some more in the futur.