Lilac in the Sky

An Image I have been after for a very long time now, a Lilac-breasted Roller in flight!

Their amazing colours when in flight, amazes everyone. The beautiful colours catch the eye so easily! Despite there being so many Lilac-breasted Rollers around, trying to get one in flight is not as easy as it seems. This particular one had a nest in a dead tree close to the road which gave me the opportunity to capture it.

Equipment used

• Camera - Canon 7D Mkii
• Lens And Focal Length - Canon 100-400 MKii f4.5-5.6

Settings used to capture this image

• ISO - 800
• Aperture - 5.0
• Shutter Speed - 1/2000

Editing used on this image

Although not being on the complete right settings, the image still came out as I had hoped. I was in Shutter Priority with a very fast shutter speed of 1/2000. The Roller was perched on a tree and kept returning to the hole in the tree so I just had to get into the right position and wait for the Roller to take to flight again, which it did. With the high shutter speed, I was able to freeze the bird in flight capturing the beautiful colours.