Rufous-backed kingfisher (Ceyx rufidorsa)

[Pao Dolina]

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8651/16756874102_d1dc3af750_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rwKmSs)
Rufous-backed kingfisher (Ceyx rufidorsa) (https://flic.kr/p/rwKmSs) by alabang (https://www.flickr.com/people/91429492@N00/), on Flickr

Framed in camera, no crop. Best viewed full screen on a Retina Display

The rufous-backed kingfisher (Ceyx rufidorsa) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand in tropical lowland forests near lakeshores and streamsides. The small bird is solitary and hunts from a low perch over the water by diving for insects and frogs. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Oriental dwarf kingfisher.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-backed_kingfisher

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coron,_Palawan

Settings: 1/60 f/5.6 800mm ISO 2,500 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alabang/16756874102/meta)

[Randy Stout]

Paola:

Very striking bird, fish nice bonus, displays very well against the darker background.

Perch is nicely scaled for the birds size.

Wish the head was turned a bit more our way.

I don't know this bird, but it appears to be a bit oversaturated. I will of course defer to your call, as you were there!

A minor option would be to clean up the white wash on the right of the perch.

Cheers

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

Now that is quite the spear! The fish never had a chance. The dark BG makes those bright colours pop even more (the colours look OK to me). Composition is well balanced. I love the wing slightly open to show the black primaries. I do wish for a better head angle though.

[Pao Dolina]

Thank you Randy. I agree with all your points. I believe I have another photo with the head tilted to your description. Will post this when I find the time.

BTW the "white wash" is the "segment" of the perch?

This image was tough to take as I had to keep moving the tripod about from fully upright to totally squat so I can shoot from a prone position.

But it was well worth it! I was so worried that I would be less than 6m from the bird making the camera not be able to focus.

I hope one day to get 2.7m :)