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blue-cheeked_bee-eater.


blue-cheeked_bee-eater.
Photo Information
Copyright: Zahoor Ahmed (zahoor_salmi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 67 W: 0 N: 103] (1479)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-18
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 40D, 400f5.6 L, Nikon L37c UV filter
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-22 7:09
Viewed: 390
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Canon EOS 40D
Shooting Date/Time
18/07/2008 02:32:25
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/500Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F5.6
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
+1
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Focal Length
400.0 mm
Image size
3888 x 2592
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF mode
AI Servo AF
Picture Style
Standard
Parameters
Tone Curve : Standard
Sharpness level : -
Pattern Sharpness : -
Contrast : 0
Sharpness : 7
Color saturation : 2
Color tone : 0
Highlight tone priority : No
Color matrix
-
Color Space
sRGB
File Size
11552 KB
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amazing capture, TFS Ori

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2707 W: 139 N: 7809] (24333)
  • [2008-07-22 7:46]

Hello Zahoor,
A fantastic in-flight capture of a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater with a dragonfly prey in its beak. The sharpness and wing position are great, thanks to fine panning and timing and teh OOF natural BG contrasts well with the bird to show it off well.
Thanks for sharing this beauty,
Ivan

Hello Zahoor,
Maybe the shutter speed is a tad too long.
There are a long of good elements though: the overexposed setting delivers a good exposure, the in flight capture with the foodstuff, excellent POV,...
TFS
Annick

I love the bee eaters, which I have only become aware of here on TN. They are so beautiful. This is the first view I've seen taken from above. Nice panning. The insect adds a great touch.

TFS
Evelynn : )

Hello Zahoor Bhai, nice to meet you and I hope you'll be fine. This is an excellent shot and you have a fine camera with you. What matters most is the taste and a state of the art camera. You have got them both. Now the bird itself, it is not a Blue-Cheeked Bee-Eater as that is a European species. It is a Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater (M.philip pinus). I'll recommend to you to buy 'Collins Handguide to the Birds of the Indian Sub-Continent' as a field guide. I am really impresseed by your photography and the skill you possess to do it....warmest regards/Abid

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1316 W: 72 N: 2788] (9247)
  • [2008-07-22 11:26]

Hello Zahoor,
This is like a dream to me. Wonderful! Great sharp photo of this Bee-eater in flight. The colourcontrast against the BG is amazing. Excellent pose and POV.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Zahoor

Excellent in flight shot of this beautiful bee eater with prey.
Excellent composition
Good sharpness and plumage detail
Great background
TFS

Chris

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  • smurali Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 207 W: 14 N: 562] (3312)
  • [2008-08-07 11:42]

Zahoor,

One of the best Green-Bee eater images I have ever seen.
Simply Brilliant.

- Murali

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