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Tsechien
07-31-2008, 04:38 AM
Jut a plain ol' Collared Kingfisher waiting for a meal to swim past.

Collared Kingfisher
http://www.pbase.com/tsechien/image/100997423/original.jpg
D200, AFS 600mm f4, 1.4X TC on a Kirk Window Mount
1/320s f/8.0 at ISO 400

chien
Lana Hays
07-31-2008, 05:47 AM
Chien
He may be "plain".......but he's still beautiful. Nice composition, simple and well exposed. Wonderful colors as well. A tad more of a head turn would have been even better and would have put the bill more in line with the head and thus a bit sharper. Well done.....I'd love to just see one of these, much less get a nice image as this.
Stephen Stephen
07-31-2008, 11:35 AM
This bird has a very large bill. Lana has giving some excellent comments and Ihave nothing to add except to thank you for posting this nice image.
Alfred Forns
07-31-2008, 07:39 PM
Just the head turn for me Sweet bg and what a good looking bird !!!! Love it !!!
Tsechien
08-01-2008, 03:58 AM
Thank you all for the kind feedback. Although this is a kingfisher, it's main diet is mud crabs and not fishes.

Alfred - yes, a bit of head turn for more direct eye contact would definitely make a better picture. Thanks for that.

chien
Maxis Gamez
08-01-2008, 06:40 AM
Hello,

This is very nice. I love the BG and composition. I think the head could be sharper as the body is the sharpest point in your subject.
carole wiley
08-05-2008, 12:23 PM
As noted above. I do love the combination of colors in this. I have never seen a kingfisher in real life so, not"just plain" to me. Thanks for sharing it.