European Roller Europese Troupant

[Jonathan Ashton]

• Canon EOS-1D X
• EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
• ƒ/10
• 700mm
• 1/640s
• ISO 500
• Flash not fired
• Thu, 01 March 2018 5:10 AM
• © Jon Ashton ARPS
• Adobe Photoshop 2024 Windows

I took this image back in 2018 in Kruger Park SA. Camera was resting on a bean bag on the car window.

Canon 1DX Canon 500mm MkII & 1.4TC II

ISO 500 1/640 sec f10

ACR/PSCC

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hohoho Jon ... sorry to say this agin , but I think your older files do look better in terms of IQ than your images since you have moved to the OM system .
With this one it is quite easy to look better , looking at the techs and the nice sweet light .
LOvely IQ across the board, a peach in my book .
I just have only two wishes , I think the darkish brown wing patch should go a touch more red /magenta ( if I recall correctly from the wild ) and I wish you have shot this in portrait .
The BG is oh so cool

TFS Andreas

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks Andreas glad you like it.

 

[Brian Sump]

Jon, I think this is one of the nicer frames in a while (not that all are bad).

Lovely color palette and you even got the attention of the Westerners :t3

Plumage looks great. Very nice gradient and interesting perch. Right choice of comp IMO.

Well done sir!