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Green Bee-Eater-Up close & personal
| Camera |
Canon EOS 7D |
| Exposure |
0.002 sec (1/640) |
| Aperture |
f/9.0 |
| Focal Length |
380 mm |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Exposure Bias |
0 EV |
| Flash |
Off, Did not fire |
Hand-held with the 100-400 L lens
Its not the best of composition, but I had to opportunity to be real close to this fella and the light was good! It felt like I was shooting macro!
Regards
Sanjeev

Green Bee Eater Close up by docsanjeev, on Flickr
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Way cool getting so close. Looks a bit bright and contrasty. I like the image design but for the dark area upper left. In an ideal world being on a tripod at 1/160 at about f/18 might have sharpened up the feathers of the body.
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Certainly a nice close study but does need to be all in focus, including the beak tip. If you are steady, you can hand hold the 100-400 at speeds down to 1/80 and get a sharp result.
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Thank you for your comments and suggestions, Art and Colin. I agree its a bit contrasty. Will be more careful in my PP. I am learning PS and must admit there is a huge learning curve 
Regards
Sanjeev
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Nice head shot as is too!
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Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.
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