Rainbow Bee-eater

Posted by Ofer Levy on Sun Oct 09, 2005 1:51 am

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1D Mark II, Canon 500, x1.4, 1/1000, f-8, Canon EX 550, handheld from a car

My friend Nevil Lazarus and I had a lovely morning with these pretty birds about 80 km North of Sydney.

Comments and reposts are welcome.

Cropped for composition

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by Miguel Lasa on Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:09 am

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Beautifuly composed Ofer, the colours are lovely and the branch is good too

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by Mike Wilson on Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:14 am

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Wonderful image Ofer. Cool perch too.

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by Steve Metildi on Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:33 am

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This is excellent Ofer--I'm jealous of these colorful birds you have down there!

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by Kim Steininger on Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:26 am

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What a stunning bird! Good comp and I like the way the bird and perch are both in the same direction. He really pops with this BG! Nice image Ofer!

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by KK Hui on Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:44 am

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Superb as is, Ofer! :roll:
Beautiful bird, simple bg and the interesting perch make this for me ...

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by Haim Ziv on Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:54 am

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Great color and very nice comp. :)

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by Darryl Morgan on Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:58 am

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Great shot Ofer. :)

Steve, you guys have a great selection of colorful warblers that we don't have.

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by alibenn on Sun Oct 09, 2005 8:11 am

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Darryl Morgan wrote:Great shot Ofer. :)

Steve, you guys have a great selection of colorful warblers that we don't have.

Killer shot, and amazing an Australian Bee-eating Warbler!!!!

The clarity of your images is very distinctive mate, a real talent...jealously,

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by cartgate on Sun Oct 09, 2005 8:32 am

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Ofer, this is staggering in every way. :)
I found the Blue-throated BE to be wonderful fliers; I imagine these to be equally as good.

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by Mark Farag on Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:27 am

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Wow, lovely image, Ofer!

Just one very minor nit…part of the back feathers look quite bright on my monitor and that is where my eye went first. A minute with the burn tool could fix that though.

Beautiful color, and BG!

Thanks for sharing!

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by Josh Anderson on Sun Oct 09, 2005 10:18 am

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This is a beauty.

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by Christina Evans on Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:06 am

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Stuning image of a beautiful bird. The colors are breathtaking. You got a wonderful composition, an excellent perch and a background that really helps bring those colors out.

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by Mpresti on Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:30 pm

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very nice.

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by Steve Roman on Sun Oct 09, 2005 12:31 pm

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Great composition and background Ofer, the blues appear a little hot to me.

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by Jim Zipp on Sun Oct 09, 2005 3:44 pm

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Boy that is one beautiful bird! Nice shot Ofer.

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by rich098 on Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:19 pm

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Very nice indeed! :)

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by Vince Thomas on Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:36 pm

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Wow... I love this Ofer. I like the way the portion of the perch below the BE is shadowed adding dramatic impact to the image. The eye contact is killer also... big congrats!