Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides.
Taken on a recent trip to the South Luangwa Nat Park- Zambia.
This is my first posting here, so please be gentle ;).
Tried to make the best of what was harsh midday sun.
C & C most welcome.
Why would you want us to be gentle with you, that wouldn't help you any, would it now??? ;)
I like your composition very much and you handled the harsh light well. Action is great too.
One fault of digital, not yours, is getting the reds and yellows a bit overcooked, so in this case, if you pull back a tiny bit on the red saturation, you may get more detail in the plumage. You can also sharpen the bee a little more.
That wasn't so bad, was it?? :) :)
Looking forward to more contributions and don't be shy to give others some feedback.
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Welcome to BPN Marc. It is great to have you here and a very nice first post. Fab has covered it all so well. and nothing to add except perhaps a round of NR for the background Really like the bee flying in mid air in front of the bee-eater. . Many thanks for sharing and we will look forward to your future posts.
Welcome to BPN, Marc. I like the pose and it certainly is a beautiful bird. Adding to the other comments, if the original is RAW you could try to tone down the bright patches on the perch with 'highlight recovery' and/or curves in your RAW converter. Keep them coming!
Welcome to BPN Marc, you present us with a fine specimen to get the ball rolling :-) Suggestions by above posters will help you get the best out of your images. Looking forward to more!!