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    Camera Model : NIKON D300
    Exposure Time : 1/800 sec
    F Number : 9.0
    Exposure Program : Aperature Priority
    ISO Speed : 400
    Exposure Bias Value : 0.-4
    Max Aperture Value : 5.3
    Metering Mode : Multi Segment
    Light Source : Auto
    Flash : Flash was not fired
    Focal Length : 500.0 mm
    ColorSpace : -1
    Lens : Sigma 150-500 OS
    Tripod mounted

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    Nice perch and setting. Looks like you did some PS work on the end of the perch. This image would be much better if the bird had tilted his head a couple degrees towards you.

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    I agree with Aidan comment, still, very nice to be your fisrt one :)
    Congratulations!

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    Beautiful bird, agree with the other comments. I liek how it pops from that background.

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    I agree with Aidan's excellent critique. Great perch, BG, exposure, and sharpness. The head angle is key and this bird is looking slightly away from you. I'd fix the far right end of the perch. Thanks for sharing!
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    Thank you very much!
    I did cloned the tip of the perch, after I've shortened it a little...Not very nice done...I must pay more attention...
    It was my first "close encounter of the third kind" with this species, and I was stunned about the beauty of those birds...


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    Congrats on your first bee eater. I like the light and colours in this, together with the diagonal perch.

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