Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) 11 1/2 inches. There were not too many birds in Candaba so I decided to entertain myself by taking pictures of this Blue-tailed Bee-eater about to land on his perch. Although it was quite bright I took this picture with a high ISO to set the shutter speed high enough to freeze the wings. What was revealing and prominent in this picture was the blue color of its tail as the name of the bird implies. To see a larger picture place cursor over the picture of the bird and right click. Canon EOS 1DX Canon EF 800mm f/5.6 L IS USM Gitzo GT3530LS tripod M-3.6 Mongoose Gimbal Action Head. Exposure mode: Manual exposure in available light Shutter speed:1/1600 Aperture value:f/5.6 ISO Speed:1600 White Balance: Auto Metering mode: Evaluative metering Image Quality:Raw Post Processing: ACR & APS Date:January 10, 2015
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:45:27 +0000