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    Default Southern Carmine Bee-eater in action.

    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.

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    Last edited by Marc Mol; 07-07-2008 at 01:42 AM.


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    Hi Marc and Red Carpet Welcome to BPN!!!!!

    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.
    Where is home for you?

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    Hi Fabs

    Your right re.Red channel saturation. Have toned it down a tad.
    BTW, I'm from Sydney, Australia.
    Thanks for the welcome.


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    Welcome to BPN Marc and nice capture. Fabs has given you some good advice on this image.

    I LOVE Sydney by the way. I've spent time there twice but not since I got my digital kit. :( Perhaps third time will be the charm. :D

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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.

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    A very cool bird. I 'd do some noise reduction on the BG.

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    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!

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    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!!

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