Lilac Breasted Roller

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• eng55 (1127)
• [2008-05-16 8:46]

Hi James,
Very nice capture of this roller.I liked colors,POV,pose of bird and composition very much.
Thanks for posting.

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• nglen (20880)
• [2008-05-16 8:48]

Hi James. What a colourful little bird. Most unusual colours . its feahers look very soft. good detail. I nice branch to pose on. well done TFs.
Nick..
Safe trip home.

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• boreocypriensis (12682)
• [2008-05-16 9:16]

Wowww. James, my dear friend what a lovely pose and cute bird with warm colours. All are perfect -as usual. TFS.
Take care my friend!
Cheers,

Bayram

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• matatur (2642)
• [2008-05-16 9:21]

You think right my friend, this is indeed a beautifully constructed composition, TFS this fine scene James.
Cheers,
Mehmet

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• taba (1508)
• [2008-05-16 9:35]

Hi James
yes. the BG is perfect for the nice colors and feathers of the bird
great capture and sharpness.
very beautiful bird.
TFS

Taba

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• demeve (4054)
• [2008-05-16 9:54]

Hello James,
Very nice capture, this is a very colorful bird
very popular here in TN.. Great addtion
..Well done

Everton

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• gracious (12196)
• [2008-05-16 10:58]

Hello James,
I loved this shot greatly from heart, I adored it with thanks!
the bird is beautiful so is the bg colouration, so matching and makes the beauty so outstanding
my complement!
take care and best wishes
Tony

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• ananthkudremukh (149)
• [2008-05-16 11:15]

Hi Mr.James,
What a lovely shot ! Truely amazing colors and details,well diffused BG. I hope you know about Indian roller, the lilac color is replaced with dark blue in th Indian counterpart rest of the habits are same, I can proudely say Indian Roller is our "State Bird" for Karnataka State.

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• pekkavalo1 (3677)
• [2008-05-16 11:52]

Hi James,

Excellent capture of Lilac-breasted Roller. Good composition, nice pose, sharp details and great natural colours.

TFS

Pekka

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• goldyrs (4704)
• [2008-05-16 13:32]

James,
What a lovely shot and this is amongst the cutest birds I've ever seen(ok , in a photograph, I'd love to see the real thing:)
Very nice shot!
Goldy

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• joey (19643)
• [2008-05-16 14:51]

A nice capture of this beautiful Roller!
The BG is fantastic!
Decent sharpness and clarity.
Lovely colours.
Great composition too.

Well done!

Joe

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• angela926 (1882)
• [2008-05-16 15:13]

Hello james,
great capture of this lovely colorful bird, superb
sharpness, excellent details in the plummage, beautiful
vivid colors, nice light and great pose, very nice
background blurr and colors. well done.
Angela

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• Adanac (13768)
• [2008-05-16 20:15]

Hello James,
The species is very high on the best dressed list in my opinion. Your image is incredibly well details and has those outstanding colors of the plumage spot on, thank you James.
Rick

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• Gert-Paassen (5107)
• [2008-05-16 21:25]

Hello James,

Nicely captured these beautiful bird.
Great pov and dof.

Gert

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• SueThomson (603)
• [2008-05-16 21:52]

James
This is stunning. I like the beautiful colours you have captured on the bird, the muted background which complements the bird and an unusual perch which is just a little bit different.
Cheers
Sue

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• smitha (3427)
• [2008-05-17 0:25]

Hello James,
A very colourful bird you have captured here.
I liked the POV, and the pose.
Very good sharpness and details in the plumage.
The background is marvelous.
The bird and the branch together with the background makes it a joy to behold.
Thanks for the share,
Smitha.

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• haraprasan (13064)
• [2008-05-17 1:35]

Hi James,
A lovely capture of this beautiful roller bird. Excellent composition and sharp details. Hope you enjoyed your stay in A.Dhabi. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• albert (703)
• [2008-05-17 5:43]

Hello James
Great capture of this Lilac breasted roller, excellent composition, vey nice BG's colour
Well done
Albert

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• PeterZ (8159)
• [2008-05-17 6:52]

Hello James,
Another excellent photo of one of my African favourites. Colours, sharpness and specially the composition is fantastic. Very beautiful end of the branch. A little bit noisy in the BG. But for a scanned slide it's amazing. Great POV.
Regards,
Peter

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• jaycee (14871)
• [2008-05-17 8:22]

Hi James,

Oh, those colors!! A beautiful bird in a wonderful pose on that lovely branch. Excellent details of the face and plummage. I love those feathers - they look so soft.
Background and composition are superb. I would never have guessed this was scanned from a slide.

Jane

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• EOSF1 (21248)
• [2008-05-17 8:53]

Hello James, what a beauty it is! The colors are just awesome and the pose of the bird and the composition are perfectly well done! Thanks for this great shot!

Mario

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• maurydv (4149)
• [2008-05-17 10:04]

Splendida cattura, eccellenti POV e DOF, bellissima la composizione con l'uccellino in una stupenda posa sul ramo che sembra un bonsai, ottima nitidezza, magnifici i colori e BG. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• rousettus (8249)
• [2008-05-17 10:52]

Hello James
Rollers are one of my favourite birds with superb colored plumages. C. garrulus also present here. Your species from Kenya similar to it. Focus, composition with plants, plain BG great. splendid colors. Thanks. have a nice weekend
Ahmet

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• Mana (16346)
• [2008-05-17 20:14]

Hi James,
Wonderful shot of this cute little birdie with such lovely colours and sharp details on its plumage. Fantastic pose captured on that branch with perfect lighting and exposure. Superb DOF isolates it beautifully from the BG and a great POV to portray it. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• degani (2148)
• [2008-05-18 2:28]

hi James,
this is a beautiful image of a beautiful little bird, everything is perfect here, the composition, the colours, the light, etc. bravo
kind regards
franco

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• wuta (2034)
• [2008-05-18 11:01]

Hello James , Fantastic picture ,super colours sharpnes and details great pov bg and interesting note ,tfs Greetings Teunie .

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• loot (9129)
• [2008-05-18 22:32]
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Hi James

This is just too lovely for words. The way the bird is perched, the camera work, the colour of the bird vs the colour of the BG, the total atmosphere of the shot, everything just gave it a certain elegance (panache – if you wish) which makes it very pleasing on the eye.

The simplicity of the composition is beautiful as it is only the bird, the branch with the leaves, and the exceptionally contrasting background. If there is one small suggestion which I could make though – it would be to crop it a little more at the bottom. I prepared a fun workshop with this slightly modified view and I hope you like it.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• tomcezar (1309)
• [2008-05-19 8:00]

Hi James,

It is a good photo. The colours are very assorted. I like composition and details of this roller. Nice work.

All best regards, Cezar T.

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-05-29 20:06]

Hello James

Amazing colours.
The plumage detail is exquisite.
well placed in the frame.
Wonderful dof and pov.
Great job
TFS

Rob

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• asifjoy (0)
• [2008-08-30 3:14]

amazing picture but if the background also was visible it would have made a great shot!