KF (male)

[Haim Ziv]

D2h 35mm 1/125 f5.3 ISO200 Nikon infra red remote control.
First morning light.
One from my archive.

Thank you for looking.
Appreciate all critiques and comments.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I wish I could use a 35mm lens for a kingfisher. :) I like the setting, soft light and details. A bit more room top and bottom and a slight head turn would make this even better. Thanks for sharing!

[Judd Patterson]

Wow indeed, a 35mm lens for a kingfisher! Impressive. For me the head angle looks great as is...he is looking out into the lake in the background. I love the light color and the slight iridescence caught on the feathers. A tiny bit of fill flash might be of benefit if it could be accomplished without scaring the bird.

[Fabs Forns]

Lovely widen angle image, Haim, hard to understand how you can do this :)

Agree on a little touch of flash to bring the color out, I used Viveza to bring up the brightness and saturation in the blues, hope you like it!

[Doug Brown]

The repost definitely has more punch, but the original ain't too shabby either. I can't even take pictures of house sparrows with a 35mm lens!

[Kaushik Balakumar]

excellent idea Haim. liked it a lot.

[Haim Ziv]

Thank you all and thank you Fabs.
The repost look good.
What is "Viveza" ?? and where I can find it?

Thank you.

[Doug Brown]

You can find it here: http://www.niksoftware.com/viveza/usa/entry.php

[Raul Quinones]

Excellent picture as posted, and nice job by Fabiola in the repost.
Beautiful rich colors and perfect even light.

Thanks for sharing.

[Jay Tan]

I like this very much. The wide angle perspective gives the kingfisher a thoughtful look and feel.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Oh I love this Haim. The composition is just beautiful and I love the color and detail that you are able to get. I would love to have had the opportunity when I was there. Many thanks for sharing.

[Nikolay Staykov - shotlandetsa]

Very impressive image, the set-up is very respectable!
The Fabs repost is very good too.