Swallow-Tailed Bee-eater

[Ken Watkins]

Found this nice little beauty in Etosha National Park, Namibia, 29th June 2011

EOS 1D MkIV

500mm F4 IS hand-held through window of our vehicle

F7.1, ISO 400, 1/2500, EV +0.33

[Ofer Levy]

Awesome sharpness and detail. Stunning bird.

[Phillip Tomkinson]

Hi Ken a great looking bird.

Phil.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful image Ken. I like the ruffled feathers and frilled perch tip mirroring each other. Nice pose, and appealing comp in its simplictity.

[Dan Behm]

Ken,
wow, I say again wow... love the colors and sharpness here, DOF is awesome as is the composition. a Tremendous image! My only wish is that the perch were not frayed but certainly an image for the wall... Congrats!

Dan

[Stu Bowie]

Ken, Bee-eaters always seem to produce super poses and HA's. Colours look great, and Im glad you posted a vertical crop.

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image Ken! I like the sharpness, details, pose and colours.