Where is my Bee?

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• joey (17953)
• [2008-05-20 6:17]

Excellent shot of this bee-less Bee Eater!
Great pose with the beak open.
Superb sharpness and clarity.
Brilliant OOF BG.
Lovely colours and light.
Very well done, Smitha!

Joe

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• nikosrio (282)
• [2008-05-20 6:58]

Hello Smitha,
Nice colors,light and sharpness.Very beautifull composition.
Regards,
Nikos.

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• eqshannon (17136)
• [2008-05-20 6:58]
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Good camera and SUPER lens with spot on focus. Considering the cropping it is even more amazing...Caught the colours very well and the pose is superior...another car-shooter eh? with me it is sometimes a necessity as I do not walk very well...but from notes over the past few weeks I see others do it too and it isn't easy shooting from a rig! Very nice!
Bob

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• mariki (6903)
• [2008-05-20 7:16]

Hello Smitha,

Excellent compositon. Great sharp picture of this bee eater. Excellent contrast against the plain background. Splendid colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• maurydv (3308)
• [2008-05-20 7:32]

Splendida immagine, molto bella la composizione essenziale e con un magnifico BG, ottima nitidezza, bellissimi i colori: Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• japiey (377)
• [2008-05-20 8:38]
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Hi Smitha,

Beautifull bird.
A real pleasure to watch it's pose..
EXCELLENT.

jp

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• keanhoon (1143)
• [2008-05-20 8:55]

Good details, i like the softness of the BG.
TFs

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• sherlock628 (241)
• [2008-05-20 9:14]
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Hi Smitha,

Excellent detail, composition and POV on the Green Bee Eater. The neutral background shows off its vibrant colors. TFS Thomas

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• satish_h (6837)
• [2008-05-20 10:47]

Hi Smitha,
good one. Slightlly over exposed. But action is nice, waiting for the bee...?

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• gracious (10965)
• [2008-05-20 10:49]

Hello Smitha,
Many thanks for sharing this beautiful Bee-easter with a great pose of it!
the exposure and focus is first class in total sharpness, awesome colour and details
well done always
regards
from NZ, Tony

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• parthasarathi (975)
• [2008-05-20 10:55]

Wonderful grab.

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• Gert-Paassen (4005)
• [2008-05-20 11:12]

Hello smitha,

Great BG.
Nicely captured these beautiful coloured bird.

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• fartash (10025)
• [2008-05-20 12:33]

Dear Smitha
Wonderful shot of this tiny Green Bee-eater,
Perfect focusing,soft lighting and POV.Welldone my friend.

Regards
Fartash

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• darwin (1688)
• [2008-05-20 17:29]

Hi Smitha
Very nice capture with superb detail and sharpness
tfs jon

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• angela926 (1698)
• [2008-05-20 19:15]

Hello Smitha,
oustanding capture of this very pretty colorful bird, excellent composition and pov, nice diaqgonal, superb sharpness and depth of field, nice blurr and lovely colors in the background, beautiful vivid colors and great pose, excellent timing on very nice catchlight in the eye, great shot.
Angela

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• gannu (8606)
• [2008-05-21 1:27]

Hello Smitha,
Just beautiful and superb shot. Great focus on the beak with full open. Lovely sharp picture and great clarity. Nice to see u back in posting. Ganesh

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• sandpiper2 (10814)
• [2008-05-21 1:46]

Hi Smitha

Great shot; excellent composition.
Great sharpness and plumage details
Great OOF background

Chris

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• goldyrs (4100)
• [2008-05-21 5:49]

Hey Smitha,
Awesome shot!Love the delicate details!
Very well done!
Goldy

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• Miss_Piggy (2793)
• [2008-05-21 6:09]

Hallo Smitha
Time is little, but I cannot pass without leaving my comment and appreciation for this beautiful photograph. I am always amazed with the variety of colours of this bird, as if I see it for the first time. It creates the feeling and impression of a hand painted picture, and is really beautiful. I like the red eye, the slender built body and the opened beak. This one is indeed looking for some food. A good presentation. Thank you very much for sharing.
Best wishes
Anna

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• haraprasan (11593)
• [2008-05-21 7:09]

Hi Smitha,
A lovely capture of this beautiful bee eater. Superb details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• Argus (20861)
• [2008-05-21 7:29]

Hello Smitha,
A fine capture of a Little Green Bee-eater.
I like the POV, pose, bokeh BG and composition and the sharpness and pp work are excellent.
I have seen birds with their beaks open like this and always in hot weather so I wonder if this is a way of keeping cool!
TFS this beauty,
Ivan

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• Mana (15476)
• [2008-05-21 8:30]

Hi Smitha,
Wonderful shot of this beautiful Bee-eater calling out for bees I suppose. Nice moment captured with lovely colours and sharp details. Superb lighting and exposure and the DOF is precise which isolates the subjects from the BG perfectly. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• PeterZ (7179)
• [2008-05-21 8:47]

Hello Smitha,
Excellent photo in very beautiful clear colours. Great sharpness and composition. Very good timing.
Regards,
Peter

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• smurali (3132)
• [2008-05-21 10:01]

Nice Composition Smitha. This bird is a pleasure to watch. I am amazed at such a nice color combination God has given to this bird. I also love watching it hunt bees. Its agility in the air is amazing.

- Murali

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• rcrick (3258)
• [2008-05-21 16:02]

Hello Smitha,

Feeling a lot better now slowly catching up with all the posting I have missed, this is just wonderful, stunning detail in the plumage, beautiful colours, and the framing couldn’t be better, and that OOF background just completes a perfect picture, really lovely work :)

Cheers Rick ...

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• shabsslg (510)
• [2008-05-21 23:40]

Hi Smitha,

Nice crying out loud pose. Perfect photo parameters also.

TFS,

Subhayan.

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• peter_stoeckl (9245)
• [2008-05-22 1:28]

Dear Smitha,
a wonderful, lively, beautifully airy and clear documentation of the Oriental Bea-Eater. Perfect lighting, perfect composition with ample free space in front of the bird creating a very fine tension. A most pleasantly looking distant and even background, and delightful pastel colours all over. Thank you!
With best regards,
Peter

P.S.: Plenty of bees around at my place - but no bee-eaters yet. Have just been searching for Merops apiaster freshly arrived at a few places near Vienna - but in vain. Your picture is a very nice encouragement to look for them again.

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• iris (2047)
• [2008-05-22 22:54]

Hello Smitha,
I guess it was some solace to get this wonderful shot of the bee eater as you finally headed home.
Superb PoV, showing all the brilliant colours on the bird,the Bg is perfect and sets off the subject sitting with great elan...That red tint in the eye provides a nice contrast to the other hues of green and blue all over the birdie.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers

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• ramthakur (23117)
• [2008-05-24 4:39]

I am delighted to see you posting without inordinately long pauses in between, Smitha.
And what a post, this!
Fantastic capture of the Green Bee Eater with its beak open and tongue showing. The placement of the subject in the triangle formed by the branches is just magic.
Very sharp, crisp and colourful image that desrves accolades.
TFS
Ram

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• lgfoto (1428)
• [2008-05-24 14:16]

Great shot Smitha and good reward for waiting. Very good composition, harmonic soft BG and sharpness of details.TFS

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• jossim (11724)
• [2008-05-25 2:29]

Bonjour Smitha,

Superbe oiseau aux magnifiques couleurs. Félicitations pour la compo et la qualité.
Merci pour le partage.
Joseph

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• waminda2020 (266)
• [2008-05-26 2:48]

Smitha - an awesome photo - crystal clear and well composed. The colouring of this bird is amazing. bravo!!!

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• jeanpaul (13821)
• [2008-05-26 6:25]

Bonjour Smitha
Cette photo est trés jolie, j'aime beaucoup la composition et les couleurs. Belle profondeur de champ, avec un joli fond qui mets bien l'oiseau en valeur. De bons détails également. Bien joué !
Merci et au revoir....JP

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• MMM (6590)
• [2008-05-26 19:46]

Hi Smaitha
Nice capture.Good POV and sharp iameg.I loved your subject pose.Colors and OOF Bg are excellent.
TFS Michel

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• Tobias__Ortmann (649)
• [2008-05-27 7:36]

Hie again an exzellent sharpened picture
with great details
focuse is perfect and the ocntrast too
very well done
I like it a lot
Toba

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• marhowie (34117)
• [2008-05-27 19:38]

Hi Smitha,
Excellent clarity, DOF, POV, pose, color, BG, light & details..it's all good :)
Beautiful work!
Howard

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• uleko (21138)
• [2008-05-28 3:53]

Hello Smitha,
Bee-eaters are sooo beautiful but they often seem to have this 'angry' look on their face!!
This is a great capture showing it in a nice pose while calling. Excellent sharpness, beautiful light and colours in this very fine composition.
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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• Pier (792)
• [2008-06-01 11:45]

Quasi un quadro questo gruccione indiano.
Una foto di squisita fattura e di tecnica sopraffina e perfetta.
Per non parlare della splendida nitidezza generale.
Un caro saluto Peter

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-06-06 11:20]

Hello Smitha

Excellent dof and pov.
The focus is sharp with excellent details.
Wonderful vivid colours.
The shot is well illuminated.
TFS

Rob

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• pitzimba (188)
• [2008-06-15 12:45]

Hello Smitha, lovely picture!
Great sharpness and colours.
I like it very much.

You have the same equipment of me, but you take photo better than me...
Ciao

Silvia