Southern Carmine Bee-eater

[Chris van Rooyen]

Hi guys, apologies for my erratic postings/comments of late, just did not have the time...its that time pf the year when everyone wants things to be completed, I'm drowning in deadlines:eek: This is an image from my recent trips to the Okavango Delta - hope you enjoy it:) Comments always welcomed!:)

Camera Model: NIKON D3
Date/Time: 2009:10:21 153:04
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 1000
Lens: 500mm
Focal length: 500mm
Focal length: 500mm (in 35mm film)

[Harshad Barve]

Chris
This is outsatnding image , lovely diving pose , great compo and details on face , blurr in wings shows motion
TFS

ps, Ops forget to mention , killer killer BG

[Narayan Pai]

beautiful bird , nice HA and colours.....lovely capture and composition .....TFS

[Ramon M. Casares]

Your work is just over the top to me Chris! Great light, pose, BG, detail, species, comp and aesthetics! Congratulations!

[Mital Patel]

this is just a fantastic freeze chris. expo and dof is just awesome. you got it freeze before the time left you behind. congrats bro.

[David Hemmings]

A beautiful image of a species that is very high on my wish list! Fantastic colors and action!

[Jim Crosswell]

Great colors and clarity in this image!

[John Ippolito]

Lovely, lovely image and pose with the insect captured in flight. Excellent work, Chris.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Hi Chris
A super catch for both you and the Bee-eater mate. Love the pose, there is dynamics in the wings and plenty of detail everywhere else all in great light! Wow! I strongly echo Marco's comment above!

[Nevil Lazarus]

Lovely picture of this beautiful species - I am sure you agree, that to be amongst a colony of breeding birds is a thrill and a privilege -- certainly was the highlight of my recent Namibia trip. You have captured it in a good flight pose and pretty sharp..

[Doug Brown]

Love the dynamic pose and of course the bug! Great eye contact. The head looks like it could use some selective sharpening.

[Suzanne Huot]

Truly awesome an capture

[Tony Whitehead]

Love the S curve of the tail, body, neck, bill. Great BG and wind blur - insect just rounds it out perfectly.

[Melvin Grey]

Yet another fantastic image, Chris. The unusual pose shows off all the colours of this incredible species with the wing blur producing a very dynamic feeling. The head angle, eye contact and prey all make this a very memorable image.

[David Fletcher]

Good one Chris. Bird could go sharper as mentioned, but the comp an dangle are sublime. Really well done.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Fantastic pose Chris. I love the head up and the gorgeous colors.

Szimi

[Chris van Rooyen]

Thanks for the comments guys!