John Robinson
02-07-2014, 09:54 PM
Kingfisher</SPAN>
Don,t fish always look un happy !!</SPAN>
Going back a bit</SPAN>
Spent several weeks
on snipe and then the this kingfisher turned up on the left of the hide about 15 foot away. There was no hole at that side of the hide, and all I had was a stanly knife blade. The bird couldn’t kill the stickleback as the bulrush was too soft so it was there for a while whacking the you know what out of it.. I managed to get a hole in the canvas without spooking the bird. And got quite a few shots. Cheap old stuff in those days too. One of my great memories though. Nikon D70 (crikey) Whites nearly blown but hey!!</SPAN>
No introduced perches or anything at all. Just as it happened. 800 ISO Its nice to see these on mossy perches etc but that rarley happens as moss only grows in dark places and soon wares off if the bird uses it it often enough. In all my years of bird photograhy I have yet to see a kingfisher on a "pretty" perch !! I reckon 99% of kingy pics are set up. Google Kingfisher to see what I mean.</SPAN>
60th</SPAN> second @ f9</SPAN>
Sigma 50-500 mm on about 100mm.</SPAN>
Hand held but resting on hide canvas.</SPAN>
RE processed. PSPro.</SPAN>
Neat Image/CZM/image guru</SPAN>
Happy days !!</SPAN>
Thanks for comments on last pic posted.</SPAN>
Cheers</SPAN>
John R</SPAN>
Don,t fish always look un happy !!</SPAN>
Going back a bit</SPAN>
Spent several weeks
on snipe and then the this kingfisher turned up on the left of the hide about 15 foot away. There was no hole at that side of the hide, and all I had was a stanly knife blade. The bird couldn’t kill the stickleback as the bulrush was too soft so it was there for a while whacking the you know what out of it.. I managed to get a hole in the canvas without spooking the bird. And got quite a few shots. Cheap old stuff in those days too. One of my great memories though. Nikon D70 (crikey) Whites nearly blown but hey!!</SPAN>
No introduced perches or anything at all. Just as it happened. 800 ISO Its nice to see these on mossy perches etc but that rarley happens as moss only grows in dark places and soon wares off if the bird uses it it often enough. In all my years of bird photograhy I have yet to see a kingfisher on a "pretty" perch !! I reckon 99% of kingy pics are set up. Google Kingfisher to see what I mean.</SPAN>
60th</SPAN> second @ f9</SPAN>
Sigma 50-500 mm on about 100mm.</SPAN>
Hand held but resting on hide canvas.</SPAN>
RE processed. PSPro.</SPAN>
Neat Image/CZM/image guru</SPAN>
Happy days !!</SPAN>
Thanks for comments on last pic posted.</SPAN>
Cheers</SPAN>
John R</SPAN>