Green Bee-eater

[JRajput]

Any pertinent technical details: Canon 30D; 500 mm; ISO 100; 1/200 sec. at F 5.6

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[Dennis_Plank]

Beautiful image, Jagdeep. The light is wonderful. Normally, I’d say the bird was a bit centered, but I wouldn’t crop out those gorgeous old seed heads either, so I think this is just about optimal.

[Allen_Brooks]

Beautiful look at the bee-eater and that’s an interesting perch as well. Nice complimentary background.

[Keith_Bauer]

Very nice. That perch is really awesome and certainly changes the “rules” for compositional placement of the bird. Nicely done.

[Shirley_Freeman]

Beautiful shot, and I love everything about it.

[Richard_Sandor]

Jagdeep: all the elements of a great photo (light, subject and composition) are there. It’s a wall hanger. Richard

[Sandy_Richards-Brown]

Wow, exquisite! Perfect detail, pose, very cool perch, and lovely BG.
Sandy