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Carmine Beeater
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Carmine Beeater

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted December 19, 201562 views7 comments
Taken in Kwando, Botswana

EOS 1DX
200-400mm F4 at 420mm
F7,1
ISO 800
1/3200
EV +0.67

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on December 19, 2015 at 5:02 AM
Ken,

once more I have to say that you have a very wide range of species photographed and this image proves it again. Well done.
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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 19, 2015 at 9:42 AM
Lovely bird and perch. It looks like the light was not very forgiving, but you made the most of it.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 19, 2015 at 9:32 PM
Gorgeous plumage on this bird, Ken, and a nice composition with good detail. 

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Comment posted by Don McVee on December 20, 2015 at 12:36 AM
Beautiful bird, super composition and great exposure under harsh light. A joy to behold.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 20, 2015 at 4:12 AM
Thanks everybody I agree on the harsh kight, this was taken in the "rainy" seasonsad
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 22, 2015 at 3:56 PM
Nice pose on this one Ken. Not sure how much you tried selectively lighting up the heavy shadows on the bird, but it might help balance the light out a little more.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 26, 2015 at 3:01 PM
One of my favorite African bird species, very nicely done showing that long tail well here Kendevil
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