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    Another Bee eater from my series. I managed to create so many different images, and each and every one had a catch. Taken on a private farm last year.
    Cleaned some white stuff off the perch, which is a root of a tree protruding from an embankment.
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    Stuart, perfect HA for both the bird and the catch!

    Lovely sharp colors and a perfectly matching background.

    Av or Tv? I will guess Av to make sure you had the blurred BG; and you pushed the ISO to up the SS.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay Gould View Post

    Av or Tv? I will guess Av to make sure you had the blurred BG; and you pushed the ISO to up the SS.
    Thanks Jay. Aperture priority. The BE was separated from the BG, thus it being naturally OOF. Just ran NR on it.

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    Beautiful shot, perfect complimentary background. I would imagine a little bit of fill in flash would have enhanced the image even further.

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    Wonderful shot. Love the composition and the colors. The BG colors compliment the bird so nicely!

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    Nice! I like the vertical comp, the catch, and the awesome BG. Always great to have a good spot to photograph from...

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    Great shot, I love the composure and unique perch. The prey really adds to the photo.

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    Super head angle, sharpness, and perch. Sounds like a fantastic spot!
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    Thanks a stack for the kind words. Always appreciated.

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    Gorgeous details, exposure, bg and crop. Prey kicks it up another notch.
    Nice work Stuart.

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    Adding to what everyone else has said, which I agree: great phase angle!

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    Sidharth, Roger, thanks for the feedback guys.

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    Lovely one Stu!

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    Beautiful colors and the catch adds very well here..

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    Another beauty Stuart! I like the sharpness, catch and BG.

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    Great moment Stuart! Very nicely done!

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    Hi Stuart,

    Like your BE shots , colours are spot on and BG and prey round it off beautifully.

    Coincidently was photographing these guys at a small reserve quite close to Mbabane on Sunday.There are several nesting colonies, yet to get a good one.

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    I like the colors in this Stuart. The dragonfly looks good as well. Nice perch and clean BGD make this a great one too.

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    Excellent image Bhai , love the pose and BG , Mammals in Africa don't give you time for any birds , Don't they
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    Lovely moment captured . you could have moved the frame slightly upwards while cropping as the space above the bird is less

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    Thanks a stack everyone. Always appreciated.

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