Eye of the Rhino
A lilac-breasted roller carrying a dead grasshopper in its beak lifts its wings to take off from the leafy branch of a bush. It has brown eyes, a grey beak, a white crown, lilac breast, turquoise and blue wings and long tail feathers. Shot with a Nikon D810 and an 800mm lens in Tarangire National Park in Tanzania in January 2018.
ISO 640, 800mm, f/8, 1/1000, 0 EV
A lilac-breasted roller carrying a dead grasshopper in its beak lifts its wings to take off from the leafy branch of a bush. It has brown eyes, a grey beak, a white crown, lilac breast, turquoise and blue wings and long tail feathers. Shot with a Nikon D810 and an 800mm lens in Tarangire National Park in Tanzania in January 2018.
ISO 640, 800mm, f/8, 1/1000, 0 EV
A lilac-breasted roller carrying a dead grasshopper in its beak lifts its wings to take off from the leafy branch of a bush. It has brown eyes, a grey beak, a white crown, lilac breast, turquoise and blue wings and long tail feathers. Shot with a Nikon D810 and an 800mm lens in Tarangire National Park in Tanzania in January 2018.
ISO 640, 800mm, f/8, 1/1000, 0 EV
“Beautiful piece of photography, Nick”
“An absolutely stunning image, superb photography”
“Dramatic. Well captured.”
“Splendid! Great use of the light and shade.”