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[Sergey Osipov]

Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)



Thanks for looking and critique!

Model: NIKON D80
Exposure Time: 1/400 sec
FNumber: F9,0
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
ISOSpeed Ratings: 160
Exposure Bias Value: - 1 EV
Flash: Off
Focal Length: 300,00 mm
Exposure Mode: Auto Exposure
Focus Mode: AF-S
Lens Information: 300mm F/4.0 D
Flash Used: Did Not Fire

[Steve Canuel]

Nice timing on the head angles, great BG, super detail and color.

[Aidan Briggs]

Great job getting two good head angles. BG is pretty good too. Might crop a tad from the right.

[Alfred Forns]

I like the crop suggestion from the right !!

Love having both sharp with good head angles Clean bg and very pleasing image !!!

[Mark Fuge]

Nice shot. Agree with the right crop recommendation. Possibly take out from the junction of the lower branch to the right.

[thijs broekkamp]

Just perfect! Nice compo, colours, background, just superb!

[Arthur Morris]

Darn, you Europeans are killing me with all of these beatiful bee-eaters. Well done with lovely colors and sharpness. The crop from the right is a good suggestion but better--all things being equal to have framed the image well to the right to eliminate the junctions of the two branches on the right. Losing the branch that comes out of the bird's belly is an option...

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great details and head angles. I might increase saturation and/or contrast a few points.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Very nice composition, not easy with two birds (HA etc.)
Great colors and sharpness, I like it!

[Dick Glover]

Every day we are treated to another great Bee-eater image. Agree about the crop from the right, but it is hard to look away from the birds. The DOF really makes a differerence here and the timing as others have said is perfect. Congratualtions. Thanks for sharing.
Dick

[Mitchell Krog]

Superb image Sergey, colours crisp and vibrant yet natural and sharp as razor blades. Well done.

[Chris Kotze]

Super colour sharpness and pose. Ditto comp