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Purple Roller


Purple Roller
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Copyright: Jan Erasmus (Popye) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 56 W: 0 N: 154] (802)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-15
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D200, Sigma 50-500mm EX
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/320 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-02-14 13:43
Viewed: 518
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is the Purple Roller, and it's habits is almost like the other Rollers in South Africa.It is not so colourful as the Lilacbreasted Roller, but is still a very beautiful bird, and the colours come to life if in flight.This bird is larger than the Lilacbreasted Roller, and also not so active.
I took this photo one late afternoon at the same reserve as I took the one of the Lilacbreasted Roller.
If you look closely, you will see that this one was watching an insect on the ground, and I knew that, cause it flew up just after the photo, and caught a nice grasshopper.
Pitty it flew away with it's food, cause this would have been the kind of shot every photographer love. Enjoy the photo, and tell me what you think of the photo.
Have fun
Cheers
Jan
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WOW, is an impresive photo, nice focussing and colours the model is good, the contrast, all is good in your photo. TFS

rintile

Nice capture, good color and detail. Unfortunate that the small branch passes through the back of the bird. Perhaps with patience you could clone it out.

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 70 W: 54 N: 92] (1793)
  • [2007-02-14 13:54]

Beutiful and odd-looking those African birds, shot perfect
Regards, Pawel

Hello Jan!
Very beuatiful bird and great colours and clarity!
Nice point of view!
Excellent done!
Lili

Goeienaand Jan,

I've been looking at this bird and wondering why it would be necessary to clone out the little branch that passes throught the back of the bird. I love those branches as well.
Love the way you can capture their eyes. So very lively.
Please don't remove the branch, to me if feels protective in a way.
Els

Hi Jan. A superb capture. Excellent colour and very fine detail. TFS,
David

Hi Jan
A superb shot. Good sharp detail, A catch light in his eye. TFS Well done.
Mike

HI Jan, it's a wonderful picture, perfectly clear and natural, great colors on her/him. Good dof and pov. TFS.

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  • inaam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1719 W: 5 N: 389] (1376)
  • [2007-02-15 7:47]

Such a beautiful photograph has been taken showing fine details and a closer look. Excellent composition along with good light. Well done Jan.

Thanks for sharing beauties of the nature.

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