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    Default Southern Carmine Bee-eater.

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    Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana Sept 2009.

    D3 500VR+1.4tc 1/2500s ISO400@f/5.6. 20% crop.

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    Those Bee Eaters have such incredible colors! Nice and sharp. The bird really pops against that green BG. Blacks could be opened up a bit. I might crop some off the top, and I'd tone down the end of the perch.
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    Hey Marc -- Bee eaters are just about the sweetest birds out there although I've never had the pleasure to photograph one. I love the turquoise around the rump and the crimson? wing color. Man, that D3 makes some beautiful bokeh. Great comments from Doug as usual. A real keeper.

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    Beautiful colors and perfect BG. You had enough eye contact, but personally I like the bird looking into the camera. Personal choice though.

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    Beautiful bird and BG!

    Agree with Doug's suggestions.
    Also agree with Saptagirish that it is very nice as is but a bit more of a head turn would have made it even better for my taste.

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    Good comments by the previous posters. Love the colours, perch, BG.

    I don't know if that is a distant OOF tree or what, but there is a largish (but faint) greyish area that extends from top to bottom of the frame just in front of the subject...I'd see if I could minimize that...

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    This bird really pops out. Very nice. Congrats.

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    Marc,
    I just love this image. The colors are amazing. I didn't see what Daniel was referring to when I first looked at the image but I do see it now that it has been pointed out. Wish for a bit more head turn.I would take a sliver off the top.
    Definitely a keeper!
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    Stunning bird. Wish for some fill flash to open the shadows and a closer crop.

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    Fantastic colours in the bird against a pleasing background.

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