Little Green Bee-Eater
the bee-eaters have stolen my heart
the bee-eaters have stolen my heart
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Mar, 2020Views
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Behind The Lens
Location
This little green bee-eater is one of my absolut favourite and it was shot near Dambulla in Sri Lanka. Whenever I see bee-eaters or Indian Roller's I have to stop my car and capture them. They are always stunningly beautiful, not too shy and also much fun to watchTime
just after 3pm. actually I got news about some elephants crossing the road -everyday after 4pm- and while I waited for them to make an appearance, the green one came by to say helloLighting
being ready to shoot elephants from a distance I was not really ready to change any settings, I am just happy I was able to take so many extra shots of bee eaters again. He was so close to me I knew I only had seconds.Equipment
I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark IV and almost all of my photos in Sri Lanka with the Tamron 150-600 G2. Never ever use a tripod as I hike and the camera/lens combination is already heavy enough ;-) I never use flash when outside.Inspiration
Sri Lanka is one big inspiration for me. I prepared my 2 months solo-photo-adventure trip for quite a while, BECAUSE I was looking for inspiration and wanting to capture all wildlife and beauty in this most exotic country that I could find.Editing
I did crop it and increased brilliance/reduced highlights which usually gives the photo an almost 3D look.In my camera bag
Canon 16-35mm, Canon 50mm, Lens Cleaning Kit, small water diffuser to spray on flowers/plants 6 spare batteries 3 Filters for the Tamron 150-600mm Lens facemask (yes;-) because sometimes you come across ugly smells like when the 6 or 7 crocodiles were feeding on a wild water buffalo. Wow, that was bad Rain-cover for my camera mosquito spray and iPhoneFeedback
study the wildlife patience, never leave after the first couple shots. the best photo always comes when you stayed a little longer
