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Lilac Roller



He posed nicely for me. It was taken whilst on safari in South Africa.

He posed nicely for me. It was taken whilst on safari in South Africa.
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cameraNIKON D300

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 250 Shutter 625/100000 Focal Length 400/1 

upload_dateAug, 2015

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[parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => Lorise [avatar] => mediafiles/2015/10/23/59777095_75x75.jpg [role] => [source] => comments ) [5] => Array ( [id] => 20348917 [user_id] => 3088152 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2015-11-13 21:44:12 [type] => p [comment] => Incredible shot! You have a keen eye! Do you have this for sale? [parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => Kimbrat [avatar] => mediafiles/2015/11/16/60521409_75x75.jpg [role] => [source] => comments ) [6] => Array ( [id] => 20348983 [user_id] => 2881848 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2015-11-13 22:09:42 [type] => p [comment] => Absolutely beautiful shot! Brilliant colors and detail. [parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => MHoyt [avatar] => mediafiles/2015/08/12/57547449_75x75.jpg [role] => PRO+ [source] => comments ) [7] => Array ( [id] => 20352154 [user_id] => 2961830 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2015-11-14 14:21:19 [type] => p [comment] => Beautiful photo of a beautiful bird. Congrats. [parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => Sonya_Oli4 [avatar] => mediafiles/2015/09/11/58474975_75x75.jpg [role] => [source] => comments ) [8] => Array ( [id] => 20526955 [user_id] => 3056526 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2015-12-21 22:30:25 [type] => p [comment] => Beautiful colour and detail...a well deserved winner [parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => julie_cavell [avatar] => mediafiles/2015/11/23/60688665_75x75.jpg [role] => [source] => comments ) [9] => Array ( [id] => 20647159 [user_id] => 74724 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2016-01-16 10:16:31 [type] => p [comment] => beautiful bird-- lovely photo [parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => animals [avatar] => mediafiles/2013/05/27/3542630_75x75.jpg [role] => [source] => comments ) [10] => Array ( [id] => 20679686 [user_id] => 3104502 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2016-01-22 13:44:18 [type] => p [comment] => amazing capture! can't stop looking at this tiny bird...the colours are magnificent! 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[parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => hiyahercfarm [avatar] => mediafiles/2015/10/09/59341711_75x75.jpg [role] => PRO+ [source] => comments ) [13] => Array ( [id] => 21027138 [user_id] => 2914136 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2016-04-13 06:39:13 [type] => p [comment] => Outstanding [parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => RavenHawk58 [avatar] => mediafiles/2015/08/20/57780525_75x75.jpg [role] => [source] => comments ) [14] => Array ( [id] => 21362867 [user_id] => 2995992 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2016-08-11 20:30:19 [type] => p [comment] => Never seen one before. Beautiful! 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Congratulation on the win in the Blue Bird challenge. Well deserved. Love Lilac Breasted Rollers! [parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => KayBrewer [avatar] => mediafiles/2018/07/10/79921216_75x75.jpg [role] => PRO+ [source] => comments ) [20] => Array ( [id] => 21648233 [user_id] => 1338891 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2016-11-24 10:17:23 [type] => p [comment] => Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together! 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[parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => catherinethompson [avatar] => mediafiles/2016/01/24/62636203_75x75.jpg [role] => PRO [source] => comments ) [27] => Array ( [id] => 22171274 [user_id] => 3687668 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2017-06-19 01:11:34 [type] => p [comment] => What an amazing bird. Love it, well done. Haven't been to Africa yet but it is on my Bucket List. thank you for sharing. [parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => Saltydog [avatar] => mediafiles/2021/01/29/92601291_75x75.jpg [role] => PRO+ [source] => comments ) [28] => Array ( [id] => 22294313 [user_id] => 3969075 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2017-08-13 06:57:36 [type] => p [comment] => Love this Lilac Breasted Roller !! 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[parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => rmr731 [avatar] => mediafiles/2017/10/18/75710917_75x75.jpg [role] => PRO+ [source] => comments ) [31] => Array ( [id] => 23077008 [user_id] => 189006 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2018-07-16 13:41:32 [type] => p [comment] => What an amazing photo! [parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => susanmcfarland [avatar] => [role] => [source] => comments ) [32] => Array ( [id] => 23747215 [user_id] => 2986804 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2019-08-30 01:50:05 [type] => p [comment] => Beautiful bird, capture & composition!!! :) [parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => jettahlily008 [avatar] => mediafiles/2015/11/22/60655089_75x75.jpg [role] => PRO+ [source] => comments ) [33] => Array ( [id] => 23801807 [user_id] => 4669393 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2019-10-12 03:02:54 [type] => p [comment] => Beautiful capture! [parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => gman176 [avatar] => mediafiles/2019/02/20/83457306_75x75.jpg [role] => [source] => comments ) [34] => Array ( [id] => 24564362 [user_id] => 878131 [media_id] => 58001639 [dateCreated] => 2021-02-25 14:42:30 [type] => p [comment] => Beautiful photo but not a winner of Top Shot award. Sorry. [parent_id] => 0 [ip_address] => [title] => [status] => 1 [username] => Vash01Photo [avatar] => mediafiles/2020/10/22/91420107_75x75.jpg [role] => PRO+ [source] => comments ) )
Tiekie PRO
 
Tiekie September 16, 2015
Love the detail and blurred background, great shot !!!
GayleLucci PRO+
 
GayleLucci October 04, 2015
Beautiful color and capture.
eelcovanroden PRO+
 
eelcovanroden October 30, 2015
Congratulations!!
eelcovanroden PRO+
 
eelcovanroden November 11, 2015
Congratulations on your People's choice Challenge win!!
I am sorry for the peer, the systhem choose for me...
Lorise
 
Lorise November 12, 2015
Wow, Congratulations, love this! You are very talented!
Kimbrat
 
Kimbrat November 13, 2015
Incredible shot! You have a keen eye! Do you have this for sale?
MHoyt PRO+
 
MHoyt November 13, 2015
Absolutely beautiful shot! Brilliant colors and detail.
Sonya_Oli4
 
Sonya_Oli4 November 14, 2015
Beautiful photo of a beautiful bird. Congrats.
julie_cavell
 
julie_cavell December 21, 2015
Beautiful colour and detail...a well deserved winner
animals
 
animals January 16, 2016
beautiful bird-- lovely photo
Nitka
 
Nitka January 22, 2016
amazing capture! can't stop looking at this tiny bird...the colours are magnificent!
barbarawallace_1301
 
barbarawallace_1301 February 18, 2016
Beautiful!!
hiyahercfarm PRO+
 
hiyahercfarm February 26, 2016
The photograph is absolutely stunning! Beautiful!
RavenHawk58
 
RavenHawk58 April 13, 2016
Outstanding
PhotosbyJLR PRO+
 
PhotosbyJLR August 11, 2016
Never seen one before. Beautiful!
madhujithvenkatakrishna
 
madhujithvenkatakrishna August 15, 2016
Looks like a Roller!
debhall PRO+
 
debhall September 09, 2016
Congrats....no other picture came close! Beautiful.
tmlakshmi PRO+
 
tmlakshmi September 09, 2016
congrats
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita September 09, 2016
yay....you won!!!! Congrats. xoxoxo
KayBrewer PRO+
 
KayBrewer September 10, 2016
Outstanding! Congratulation on the win in the Blue Bird challenge. Well deserved. Love Lilac Breasted Rollers!
johankoch
 
johankoch November 24, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
johankoch
 
johankoch November 24, 2016
well travelled,great subjects
estercastillo08 PRO+
 
estercastillo08 December 05, 2016
Congrats !! Beautiful !
michellebarnes
 
michellebarnes May 08, 2017
What a beautiful little bird! Great shot!
Arzhtatiana PRO
 
Arzhtatiana May 10, 2017
Nice colors!
BrianBasson PRO+
 
BrianBasson June 04, 2017
Wonderfully captured.
catherinethompson PRO
 
catherinethompson June 07, 2017
Beautiful.
Saltydog PRO+
 
Saltydog June 19, 2017
What an amazing bird. Love it, well done. Haven't been to Africa yet but it is on my Bucket List. thank you for sharing.
lindavs
 
lindavs August 13, 2017
Love this Lilac Breasted Roller !!
kathyk_abq
 
kathyk_abq December 11, 2017
Beautiful capture! The bird I would most like to see!
rmr731 PRO+
 
rmr731 March 14, 2018
Wow - beautiful capture!
susanmcfarland
 
susanmcfarland July 16, 2018
What an amazing photo!
jettahlily008 PRO+
 
jettahlily008 August 30, 2019
Beautiful bird, capture & composition!!! :)
gman176
 
gman176 October 12, 2019
Beautiful capture!
Vash01Photo PRO+
 
Vash01Photo Feb 25
Beautiful photo but not a winner of Top Shot award. Sorry.

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Behind The Lens

Location
I organised a 6 week trip to Africa for my family of five. We rented a house for a week on a golf course just outside the gates of Kruger National Park and it was fantastic. The Sabi River trickled past the back door and in it were Hippos and crocodile. The hippos and gazelles would wander over the golf course late in the afternoon so there were lots of photo ops. both in and out of the park. We then hired a truck and driver and spent two weeks in Tanzania exploring the Serengeti,Ngorangora Crater,Lake Manyara and Parks. It was here that I first encounted the Lilac Brested Roller and what an elusive little so and so he turned out to be. I tried for the whole safari to get a good shot but it was not until we got to Zambia that this fellow was in the right spot at the right time. Like all animal photography ,patience and perseverance is what it takes.
Time
I was in the back of the truck taking shots of a pair of lions mateing early one morning when the roller landed in the bush right beside us and he just sat there and looked at us almost saying pick me. He could not have settled in a better place. The light was good, the foliage was sparse and he posed like a professional.
Lighting
This image was taken with natural light.
Equipment
I took this image with my Nikon D80 useing my 70-200mm 2.8 lens. I had a bean bag as a steadier to take the shot.
Inspiration
One only has to see those colours to see why I desperately wanted to capture a roller.
Editing
It was a couple of years ago. I think that I only cropt out a couple of branches that were a bit unsightly.
In my camera bag
These days I have a Nikon D700, The Nikon 70-200mm 2.8 lens, a Nikon 80-200mm f5.6 lens, a 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 lens, a microNikkor 105mm1:2.8 lens and a Nikon TC-20E 11 teleconverter. I have a tripod but find that I rarely use it in the field.
Feedback
I was pretty raw when I first started taking wildlife shots. I am self taught and I have had a lot of heart ache over my early efforts. My advice to any budding photographer is to know your camera and what it can do. If you know what it can do you can apply the basics of speed ,aperture etc. When taking shots it is all about how you want the image appear. What parts you want in focus and parts you what out. What is the most pleasing angle to you. If it does not sit well in your mind change your aspect or angle. It is YOUR photograph and it is YOUR interpretation of what you see that is important. If it pleases you chances are that others will enjoy your efforts.

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