Little Bee-Eater

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Little Bee-Eater
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Copyright: Tom Conzemius (pirate) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 454 W: 102 N: 578] (2871)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-11
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, 100-400L is
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/1000 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): !Fine Feathered Friends [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-04-23 7:59
Viewed: 926
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This pair was sitting in front of our tent in Selous NP for 3 days. This picture was taken early in the morning.
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excellent shot, tom! :-) lucky you!
terrific composition with the 2 pretty bee-eaters sitting
on the right part of the interesting looking branch.
nice ruffled uo plumage and wonderful colors.
well seen & captured, thorsten.

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2297 W: 163 N: 6694] (21146)
  • [2007-04-23 8:50]

Hello Tom,
What an impressive capture of these little bee-eaters in beautiful light. Sharp details and lovely colours. Excellent POV and composition.
TFS and regards, Ulla

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2416 W: 132 N: 6653] (20877)
  • [2007-04-23 9:53]

Hello Tom,
Great capture of a pair of Little Bee-eaters: a sharp image in wonderful lighting showing up the colours to their best advantage. Fine compo.
TFS this first class shot!
Regards, Ivan

Hello Tom,
This is a beautiful and colorful couple! This is a very nice capture with excellent exposure, details and composition. You are lucky to have been able to photograph those beauties. Well done and TFS,
Claudine

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1675 W: 8 N: 4022] (13255)
  • [2007-04-23 11:15]

Hi Tom,

What an opportunity seeing this pair was! Beautiful shot. Lovely colors, wonderful details, fantastic poses, and a lovely setting.

Jane

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1036 W: 5 N: 2728] (9914)
  • [2007-04-23 11:23]

Hola Tom. Bella foto, hermosos colores y gran pose. Siempre 2 es mejor que uno solo.
Luis52.

Tom,

This is a beautiful pair. The details are crisp. I love their red eyes that are ever watchful.

Regards,
Murali Santhanam

Tom hi,
Nice duo portrait; it is an achievement to photograph one let alone two.
TFS
Annick

Hi Tom,

WoW you've got a lovely view from your tent
Beautiful compo, lighting and colours
excellent POV

TFS Thijs

Excelent shot and composition, great colors!!

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2072 W: 6 N: 1848] (12716)
  • [2007-04-23 15:04]

Hola Tom,
maravillosa captura y colores...
buen trabajo,
saludos

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1086 W: 58 N: 2152] (7179)
  • [2007-04-23 16:20]

Hello Tom,
Very interesting composition. Beautiful colours with a lot of details in a perfect light. (We were in 1998 in Selous, but we couldn't camp there because there was no campingground.)
Regards,
Peter

WOW ! SUPER PHOTO , Excellent colors and Details and comp. TFS.

Hi Tom

I love the bright plumage colours on these birds. Nicely composed, good POV and a nice BG. :-)

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 982 W: 64 N: 1199] (4856)
  • [2007-04-24 10:12]

Marvellous shot, Tom!
What a beautiful pair of bee-eaters! Excellent sharpness, light and colors, and just beautiful composition!
Congratulations and TFS
Maite

What a nice pair of visitors early in the morn!

Are the feathers ruffled cause it was still nippy? Tfs this lovely shot.


PS Good PoV , wonderful colours, fine compo. Themed

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  • pvb Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 388 W: 20 N: 522] (1791)
  • [2007-04-29 5:07]

Hi Tom.
This is a great shot. I like the composition and your pov. Very nice pose of the bee-eaters.
Very nice colours and detailed plumage.
Nice light and good sharpness.
tfs paula

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  • terro (301)
  • [2007-06-01 23:32]

Hello Tom,
impressive shot of a nice couple.
Great colors and details. Nice POV and the best light, I like the composition too.
Good shot
Jean-François

Hi tom

Very nice shot, very nice light and compo and beatiful birds
Cheers

PD.- Many thanks for you note "wing-coverts"

Hi Tom. You really have some very good bird photos. This is a classic. Well taken and presented. Murray.

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  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 557 W: 39 N: 1001] (3266)
  • [2007-07-09 20:04]

Hey Tom, what a great shot, excellent exposure, framing is spot on, nice work mate....Cheers Rick

Hello Tom!

Very nice shot, combo, colour, DOF, POV and sharpness. TFS.

Hi Tom,
This is a fantastic capture as it has a great POV the bee-eaters are posing brilliantly.
Great background,
well done,
Nick :-)

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