Lilac-breasted Roller

[Katie Rupp]

I took this just before he took off so no chance for a different angle and I wish the oof branch were not there. Thank you for looking and C&C encouraged and greatly appreciated.

Canon 40D; f5.6, 1/4000; Av +1/3; ISO 500 and 100-400 @400

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Katie,
This is a sweet image...I like the perch...you can clone out the oof branch, but it does not bother me...the colors on your little guy are superb. I like the fine details and shiny feathers...the head angle and eye contact are dead on...congrats...well done...looking forward to your next one...:):cool:

[denise ippolito]

Katie, I never saw one before . Beautiful pose and HA -the eye looks a bit light but again I never saw one so can't say for sure. The OOF branch is an easy clone,you can do it! This is a great image and worth the fix!!!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Agreed about the branch fix, not too bad. Nice bird with gorgeous colors. Well done with this image! Maybe the light weas a bit strong? Not sure; thanks for sharing.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Love the pose and colours. Good HA and the eye looks perfect to me.
It worth try to work on the oof branch.

[Lance Peters]

HI Katie - Gorgeous bird - all looks good to me - a little softer light would have been my only wish - but Id still take this :)

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Katie Really nice image I would take it with oof branch and all !!!! If you want to do make it a project can go after the branch, do take your time since it has tricky parts !!! Big Congrats !!! .... btw that lens with a 1.6X camera is a lethal combination !!!

[Harold Davis]

that is a beauty, katie!!! love the colors. was this in the US?

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Hi Katie, I like it as presented. Great head angle and pose. Sharp with lots of details.
Congrats

[Katie Rupp]

Thank you, all. Harold, this is from my Nambia trip and Alfred, I love my 100-400!

[denise ippolito]

Katie, You shot this in Nambia! Lucky you-Do you have more images of unusual birds from that trip?

[Katie Rupp]

Hi Denise, yes and I will be posting more from Namibia; however, since it wasn't a "photography" safari I couldn't always get the light angles I wanted and sometimes my fellow travelers were impatient with me when I wanted to wait for the right pose/action or stop for "another" picture of a bird we'd already seen! All in all, it was a great trip but next time it is a photography safari for sure.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Lovely colours and framing Katie. Beautiful bird. I too have found that the 100-400 is really sharp with some light.