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Tsechien
07-06-2008, 06:19 AM
Just one of the migratory kingfishers we get here from Dec-around April each year. I came across this fella as it was finishing its' early morning bath.

Black Capped Kingfisher
http://www.pbase.com/tsechien/image/99637379/original.jpg

D300, AFS 600mm f4, 1.4X TC on a Kirk Window Mount
1/320s f/8.0 at 850.0mm ISO 400.

Hope you guys like this one.

chien
Joe Senzatimore
07-06-2008, 07:22 AM
Beautiful capture. BG is great. I might tone down the 2nd perch just a bit. I find it a little bright.
Judy Lynn Malloch
07-06-2008, 08:59 AM
Lovely composition with great color and detail. I find the tiny waterdroplets a nice bonus in this image. Many thanks for sharing.
Ken Watkins
07-06-2008, 10:48 AM
Now that is a mighty large beak! A great picture!
Axel Hildebrandt
07-06-2008, 11:30 AM
Great light, details and eye contact. You could apply some NR on the BG as it looks a bit noisy. Thanks for sharing!
carole wiley
07-06-2008, 12:36 PM
Wonderful. I love the colors and the pose. The eye contact and the open beak are great. I am new to this but the body seems a bit over sharp to me (that may not be the case), I find my eye drawn to the breast of the bird rather than the head/eye area. That said , I think it is a steller image.
Sid Garige
07-06-2008, 02:54 PM
Water droplets on feathers makes this image for me. Excellent job.
Tsechien
07-06-2008, 08:13 PM
Great light, details and eye contact. You could apply some NR on the BG as it looks a bit noisy. Thanks for sharing!

Agree on that. The noise came from USM in CS2 rather than from the original as think I might have overdone the USM a bit.

Thank you all for the feedback.

btw there is a species with even a more disproportionate beak to body size which I shall post a bit later :)

chien