The Jewel.........Part 2

[Ritesh Nangare]

The oriental dwarf kingfisher,

This is from the ODKF series jewel this is the second pic of it i have almost 50+ to come this series the pray item is some kind of spider i dont know the id of it, sorry for that...............hope you like it
here are the exif..................

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D X
Shooting Date/Time 08/23/13 3:15:35 PM
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/60
Av(Aperture Value) 7.1
ISO Speed 640
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Focal Length 700.0mm

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent sharpness in such a low SS. Lovely pose, HA & BG. TFS

[Dave Johnson]

Hi Ritesh. On opening this my immediate thought was 'over saturated', but after looking closer the oranges don't seem too over done. Would like to see a version with them tamed just a bit to compare though... The diagonal line behind the birds back looks a bit out of place/suspect. Not sure if it's natural or from cloning? It might be worth smoothing that over. Apart from that I think it's a super image of a gorgeous kingfisher with prey item, nice and sharp and nicely composed. Well done.

[Bill Dix]

Fabulous colors, and the prey adds a lot. Good pose and sharpness. I might give it just a little more room, especially at the bottom.

[Carl Walker]

Great detail and colours Ritesh. A beautiful bird

[keith mitchell]

Ritesh your kingfisher looks excellent beautiful colours and sharpness being mega picky but agree maybe a little more at the bottom if you have it.

Keith.:S3:

[Holger Leyrer]

Fantastic Colors and Details. The Spider in the beak is great.

[Daniel Cadieux]

What an amazing prey item!! Neat colours and good perch, but I agree the image needs more room all around but especially at bottom. I'd also try to tame the highlights on the pupil. I do like, and looking forward to more form the series...

[Arthur Morris]

Great bird with an amazing spider. Very sharp with a good head angle. Having never seen the bird, I can still say that the colors look too saturated with a yellow color cast. The RED channel in the JPEG is well clipped. Yes to more room on the bottom

[Mervyn Marsh]

Wow is all I have to say :)