Rainbow Bee-eater with dragonfly

[Peter Scholer]

The Spit Nature Reserve, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Nikon D7000 with Nikon 600mm f/4G ED VR AF-S and Nikon TC-14E
GITZO GT5541LS and WH-200 Wimberley Head Version II

I was aiming to get the whole bird and dragonfly in focus, And in a nice pose with good HA
Time: 6:21:24 AM even this early the light is starting to get harsh it was summer

ISO: 500
Aperture: 11
Shutter: 1/640
Exp. Comp.: 0.0
Program: Aperture Priority
Focus Mode: AF-C

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent pose details, sharpness and the prey item takes it to the top.

[Chris Martinez]

For a blue sky day it looks like the White Balance is a bit off. A bit too cool IMO.

[Peter Scholer]

For a blue sky day it looks like the White Balance is a bit off. A bit too cool IMO.

Thanks for CC Chris. This ones a bit warmer.

[Peter Scholer]

Thanks for CC Arash.

excellent pose details, sharpness and the prey item takes it to the top.

[Simon Bennett]

Lovely pose and prey, beautiful bird too.

[Rod Warnock]

Well captured, Peter !! The pose plus dragonfly and feather detail make for great viewing.
Best regards
Rod Warnock

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image with beautiful colors.lovely pose and great details.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great pose and colours.

[Grace Scalzo]

Nothing but positives from me on this beautiful image. I like the lookback pose as it shows off the beautiful colors.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely look back pose and the prey and lovely complementary colors really work here.

I would personally like to see just a tad more canvas on top and a tad less on the right to make it more of a true vertical.