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Lilac Breasted Roller
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Lilac Breasted Roller

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted September 27, 2014141 views10 comments
When birds are not about there is nearly always an LBR, this one was another victim of my not changing settings from the previous night.,
Taken in Etosha National Park, Namibia
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 rx at 560 mm
F8
ISO 3200
1/8000

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on September 27, 2014 at 10:10 AM
WOW! Graet capture Ken. The background is great and the colors just pop. Well done.
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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on September 27, 2014 at 12:49 PM
Lovely capture of this beautiful bird ! Nice pose and I like the head turn. Great job Ken ! :toast:
Registered on December 4, 2012, 51 Posts, 511 Comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on September 27, 2014 at 4:12 PM
Thats a delightful shot indeed !"
JohnR
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 27, 2014 at 11:43 PM
Like the colors, head turn and placement in the frame Ken.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 28, 2014 at 3:30 AM
Thanks everybody for your comments which are much appreciated :toast: :toast: :toast:
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Comment posted by Gary Reed on September 28, 2014 at 8:30 AM
Ken, I can see where ISO 3200 could turn ugly. But you don't shoot Sony like me :jump: I don't see any noise at all really for that high an ISO...Love the colours on this bird. Not familiar with that species. So thanks for the introduction. :toast:
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Comment posted by Mario Moreno on September 28, 2014 at 10:32 AM
I like this one showing their preferred type of perch
Registered on January 24, 2012, 163 Posts, 369 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Thompson on September 28, 2014 at 7:15 PM
This is an outstanding shot Ken. The colors are incredible! Nice perch and clean bg too. :toast:
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Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 10, 2014 at 2:14 AM
This one's a beauty Ken :cool:
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 11, 2014 at 3:19 AM
Thanks very much for the further comments :toast: :toast:
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