European Bee-Eaters - courtship feeding

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark 2, Canon 300 f2.8, x2, 1/2000, f8, iso 320, hide, tripod

Got this in Israel about five years ago when I just got back to bird photography after 15 years break. I don't think I have ever processed it for some reason....:confused:

About 75% of full frame

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful moment captured Ofer, the flowers add well to the frame...

[Marc Mol]

Lovely feeding exchange well captured Ofer. Good light, color and detail here, the lower flower is a little distracting however.
TFS

[Randy Stout]

Ofer;:

Lovely interaction, exposure, sharpness. The flowers help tell the season/story, but I do agree the lower right one is a bit distracting. Overall though, very nice.

Cheers

Randy

[Jim Fenton]

Excellent interaction with the courtship activity being shown.

Sharpness and other techs are fine. I do find the lower right flower distracting as well.

[Ofer Levy]

Thanks for your comments and suggestions guys!
Here is a quick repost with some "trimming" of the flower - I wonder what you all think.

Thanks,

Ofer ;)

[Keith Bauer]

Nice. Interaction between the birds is great, nice perch and bg. Flowers don't bother me.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Amazing interaction between the birds . The lower flower does distract . One question though. Why did you not preocess this for 5 yrs ??

[Doug Brown]

The birds look great in the OP, and I love the interaction. I think the repost has better balance with the 'pruning' that you did.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Ofer, I didn't know you do wedding photography as well :) Excellent capture. loved the pose, colors and sharpness. Flowers make it special and go very well with the moment.

[Randy Stout]

Ofer:

Repost is a significant improvement for me. Cleaner, better balance with the flower trimmed.

Randy

[Bryan Hix]

Love the interaction of the birds. Colors and exp look great. I think the reduction of the LR flower balances out the photo much better. I like that option rather than completely removing it.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent interaction Ofer, pose on both birds is excellent. Repost is great with flower just the right size and well balanced with the other flower.

[Ofer Levy]

Ofer, I didn't know you do wedding photography as well :) Excellent capture. loved the pose, colors and sharpness. Flowers make it special and go very well with the moment.

Hi all thank you for your kind words and excellent suggestions!
Kaustubh, I am not a wedding photographer - too streesful for me...:D
I only photograph Bar/Bat Mitzvahs which are Jewish celebrations, here in the Jewish community in Sydney....;)