Taken at Shakawa,okavango,Botswana
Camera :canon 1 D mark 111
Lens :canon 500mm f4
ISO ;1000
f/9
exp +1/3
Shutter speed 1/2000
Carmine Beeeater
Taken at Shakawa,okavango,Botswana
Camera :canon 1 D mark 111
Lens :canon 500mm f4
ISO ;1000
f/9
exp +1/3
Shutter speed 1/2000
spectacular image , lovely position of bird and killer BG , nice to have meal in beak
TFS
Wow, great catch! I love the pose and wing position, composition, action and background.
I may be mistaken, but I notice some traces of oversharpening under the wing.
Nice wings up pose, just wish it wasn't flying away from you. A few PP artefacts are visible, such as cloning marks above and below the tail (and a few more here and there along the frame's edges). The primaries also look cut-out from post-processing. Bird looks overly NR'd. Thanks for sharing this very colourful fella with a bonus meal!
Jan you have lost feather detail big time, ? noise reduction? Groete loukie
Great timing, posture & BG. Catch a bonus. Ditto Loukie on detail & also a halo around the bird?
Sweet image, love the Bg and the bug.
Agree with the remarks already mentioned.
thnks loukieOriginally Posted by Loukie Viljoen
jan
repost carmine beeeater
have reposted the image to get halo out
jan
Not sure if you intended to but you have reduced the SAT of the REDs on the neck, throat and breast and that is a huge improvement as they were over-SATURATED in Pane #1. The major flaw that keeps this from being a contest winner is the fact that the bird was angling slightly away from you; this has caused the face to go dark.
IAC, a remarkable capture. And the repost is far better overall.
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The repost looks great and a vast improvment.
I much prefer the original. I don't see any noticeable halo, colours are much nicer and natural IMO and composition is nicer as in the repost you cropped off the right. I do see the issue with the primaries though. I think this is an award winning capture for sure. Congratulations!
Last edited by Ofer Levy; 12-12-2009 at 10:19 PM.
One of my favorite African birds Jan, well timed. Have found you need SS of 1/2500+ to get complete wing freeze with these guys, also your reds are still a little over saturated. Lovely in flight image nonetheless.
Last edited by Marc Mol; 12-12-2009 at 06:14 PM.
Wonderful bird. Love the fact that you were able to capture it with its pray. I agree about the bird been flying away and a bit over sat. but the repost looks better.
thnks for your valuable comments and crits this is how we can improve our images
jan
Loved the repost, great catch this, nice light and details here...
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