lightly tossed snack

Fred · 15th June 2004

Here is a recent picture of a Blue-Throated Bee-eater doing its normal feeding ritual, tossing a dragon-fly before eating it.

Comments and critiques are welcome!

gremlin · 15th June 2004

Very nicely captured Fred! Well done!

frankliu · 15th June 2004

Great moment!

Madcat II · 16th June 2004

great action shot Fred

chngpe01 · 16th June 2004

This is one shot that many experienced nature photog would love to have but only very few managed to capture, becasue it is very difficult as the moment happen within split secs. At this point I would like to correct the perception of "normal feeding ritual" while it is normal it does not mean that it will do the tossing of its prey everytime. It is only once in a while when it have to turn its feed (especially bees) to position it in a manner where it can swallow it head first.

You have done exceptionally well. The exposure, details and sharpness of both subject are also well captured, and of course critical to this shot is the moment.

This is one very good example of "longer doesn't mean better" because it was taken with a 300mm lens with 2xTC. A 500mm with 1.4xTC would have got part of the dragonfly out of the frame.

Once again well done my friend and of course I am envious

skfoo · 16th June 2004

Well done Fred.

kongg · 16th June 2004

BIG WOW WOW WOW!!!!

s_wrx · 16th June 2004

nicely captured at the right moment!

Garion · 16th June 2004

A most excellent shot Fred!

Great timing for this one. This is a shot most bird photographers (myself included) could only dream about. Your best shot so far I am sure, and one you can be very proud of. Well done and keep up the good work!

MatthewSL · 16th June 2004

GOOD!!!

Harlequin · 16th June 2004

Well done !!

Fred · 16th June 2004

Gremlin, Frankliu, Madcat II, Peng Eik, Sai Khoon, kongg, Michelle, Garion and Matthew, Thanks for your comments. Looking forward to making better images and sharing it here. Happy shooting!

Fred · 16th June 2004

Originally Posted by Harlequin

Well done !!

Thank You!

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Fred Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,240	lightly tossed snack Here is a recent picture of a Blue-Throated Bee-eater doing its normal feeding ritual, tossing a dragon-fly before eating it. Comments and critiques are welcome!

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gremlin Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 990	Very nicely captured Fred! Well done! __________________ PixelPixie Wedding Photography \| Blog

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chngpe01 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,479	This is one shot that many experienced nature photog would love to have but only very few managed to capture, becasue it is very difficult as the moment happen within split secs. At this point I would like to correct the perception of "normal feeding ritual" while it is normal it does not mean that it will do the tossing of its prey everytime. It is only once in a while when it have to turn its feed (especially bees) to position it in a manner where it can swallow it head first. You have done exceptionally well. The exposure, details and sharpness of both subject are also well captured, and of course critical to this shot is the moment. This is one very good example of "longer doesn't mean better" because it was taken with a 300mm lens with 2xTC. A 500mm with 1.4xTC would have got part of the dragonfly out of the frame. Once again well done my friend and of course I am envious __________________ my work I am featured here, in Vol 4 Last edited by chngpe01; 16th June 2004 at 06:17 AM.

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Garion Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West side of S'pore Posts: 5,513	A most excellent shot Fred! Great timing for this one. This is a shot most bird photographers (myself included) could only dream about. Your best shot so far I am sure, and one you can be very proud of. Well done and keep up the good work! __________________ [ deviantart selections \| Photoblog ]

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Harlequin Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: East of Singapore Posts: 1,651	Well done !! __________________ http://www.avianwatchasia.org for some real bird photos My website : http://www.gorgeousfeathers.com

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frankliu New Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 48	Great moment!

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Madcat II Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: this world is not my home Posts: 826	great action shot Fred

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skfoo Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,187	Well done Fred.

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kongg Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Ang Mo Kio outskirts Posts: 784	BIG WOW WOW WOW!!!!

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s_wrx Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: sINgaPoRe Posts: 337	nicely captured at the right moment!

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MatthewSL Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 156	GOOD!!!