European Bee-eater

Gallery: AvianPosted March 15, 2011209 views12 comments

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

D3s
200-400@400
1/1250
f:5.6
iso 250
90% FF
tripod

Thanks For Looking

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 15, 2011 at 4:59 PM

Great action Antino, love the bee. I think I'm seeing a halo around much of the bird. You could try masking and sharpening just the bird rather than the whole image. Super action.

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on March 15, 2011 at 5:32 PM

Beautiful capture. However, I'm wondering whether the format is really well suited for the subject - specifically, I think that maybe adding some room at the top, and maybe even going to a square format, might make the bird look less "caged".

I agree with Nate about the halos. In the larger version, it seems that parts of the bird were not perfectly sharp, so bringing the sharpness up probably requires some caution in order not to create the mentioned halos...

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 15, 2011 at 7:30 PM

Wonderful capture. The bee and wing pose really add to it. I'm seeing the halo Nate mentioned as well.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 15, 2011 at 8:02 PM

Doesn't get better than that! Perfect timing though I agree with the halo

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 15, 2011 at 10:09 PM

Excellent timing and wonderful detail Antino :^)

Kind regards,

Ashley

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 15, 2011 at 10:18 PM

Wow, how cool is that? Great capture Nits noted

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Comment posted by KC Choo on March 15, 2011 at 11:45 PM

Nit mentioned - great capture!

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 16, 2011 at 5:35 AM

Great capture, Antino. Perfect exposure, sharpness and light.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 16, 2011 at 5:56 AM

Amazing clarity and sharpness in an action shot Antino - well done

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on March 16, 2011 at 1:19 PM

I love the detail and the wing position! Beautiful picture and great timing! The bee that he's holding is an awesome bonus.

Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 17, 2011 at 2:47 PM

Great flight shot- Excellent pose and very nice details on this one- Hope they'll come here soon- My congrats, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Luca Mussato on March 17, 2011 at 4:59 PM

Antino, I like the composition even if I would add a little bit of canvas at the top. I see the halo too. On my monitor the larger image looks less crisp then the smaller.

Luca

Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments