Lilac breasted roller

[Jonathan Ashton]

Taken from the car, Kruger park, Canon 5D III Canon 100-400 L IS II ISO 800, 1/5000 sec f8
ACR + PSCC
This roller was scanning the ground for prey and seemed to be totally unconcerned about our presence.

[Isaac Grant]

Looks good Jon. Nice vibrant colors and good feather details. I don't mind the head angle as it tells the story of the bird hunting for food.

[annmpacheco]

Lovely bird, inquisitive pose, only wish the perch was a bit more interesting. Love the puffed violet/lilac breast feathers. Well done Jon!

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Jon, great to have them in some clear BKG so they have prominence and standout. Colours look good, but for me it's a tad over sharp, highlighted on the finer feathers. OK this is 'perceptual' sharpening and taste compared to, is the RAW sharp, but just my take. Might have been better with the 5D, or even, what's coming...

TFS
Steve

[John Mack]

Always love the color on these birds. Nice perch and background. The bird looks very focused.

[William Dickson]

The colours on the bird makes this one stand out against the BG and plain perch. Nice detail.

Will

[Paul Burdett]

Hi Jonathan. It's great to see such a colourful bird and you've captured nice detail. It also looks a little over sharpened to me. TFS

[Glenn Pure]

Coming in a bit late on this... these are great birds, Jon, and this is an nice image, with the simple content and the bird's concentration on its next meal. Who couldn't love those colours. Only thing that struck me about this is that it looks a little washed out.