Pied Kingfisher

[MohsenVahedipour]

One of my favorite species, Taken in Bamdej marsh, south west of Iran.
The blue part of BG is a water stream.




http://pooyanv.persiangig.com/image/BirdsPics/KingFishers/Pied/IMG_0283.jpg





Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM
Image Date: 2013-03-23 08:57:12 +0000
Focal Length: 400mm
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure Time: 0.0006 s (1/1600)
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Software: Adobe Photoshop CC (Macintosh)

[Diane Miller]

A very nice capture of the bird, with great detail in the whites and blacks. But something looks odd about the tree. Did you reduce contrast there? It looks like the strange look of negative Clarity.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Moshen, good to see a Pied from another part of the world. :w3 She looks like she is about to take off, and I actually like the dirty beak. I agree with Diane, something strange about the foliage, but great colours in the BG.

[RezaAliAsl]

hi mohsen
I have so interested !! nice shot
open beak good detail
Everything is Ok specially heads feathers...!

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Stunning pose, muddy beak and light. Agree with maybe adding a little contrast, foliage does look odd.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent pose, light, sharp details and good exposure. I wish the beak was a bit cleaner and agree the foliage looks lacking in contrast, it looks like it was covered with dried mud or desert sand (?)

[Loi Nguyen]

Beautiful bird. Saw this species in Kenya last week too, but was far away. Love the details and sharpness. You nailed the exposure here. The foliage looks a bit odd, but perhaps because you ran NR, I'm not sure. Loi

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely bird, pose and light. Like the perch and BG but issues mentioned above.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Thanks

Here is the original frame without any manipulation. Only resized.




http://upload.tehran98.com/img1/omg29fopyqy9u6hxh7w2.jpg

[mohammad reza shahab]

Hi Moshen,excellent pose, light, details and good exposure.