Lilac Breasted Roller

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Lilac Breasted Roller at South Luangwa, Zambia.
(Wasn't very lucky about the light and 50D is not very well known for its low light performance.)

50D, 400mm f/5.6L
1/640s, f/8, ISO-800




[EDIT: Size changed to 800x533]

Thanks for C&C.

[Doug Brown]

Excellent pose, perch, and sharpness. I don't see any noise to speak of. Remember that image posts can be 800 pixels tall (and 1024 wide).

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Thanks a lot Doug.
On the size issue, if you mean max 800 height, I have modified the pic to 800x533. Hope that's OK.
Thanks again.

[Gary Hamilton]

I never get tired of seeing this beautiful species. Very nicely captured--pose, detail, HA all look great. If you are open to doing a little pruning, you might consider removing the twig in the LLC. Just a thought. Well done.

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Thanks a lot Gary for your comments & suggestions.

[Stu Bowie]

Prabir, nicely out in the open, and the colours look spot on. I like how the tail is framed between the two parts of the perch, and I would remove the loose piece of wood LLC.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Fantastic details, head angle and DOF, Prabir. Gorgeous bird. I hope to see it in the wild some day.

[Ken Watkins]

Prabir,

Really nice pose and good and true to life colour, I would remove the twig in LHBC as well.

[Dumay de Boulle]

You did well with the backlighting. Great pose..Maybe a bit over sharpened!

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Stuart, Sidharth, Ken, Dumay - thanks a lot for your comments and suggestions.
Dumay, thanks for pointing out. I'll try and reduce the sharpening a bit.