Across the Border

[Mervin Quah]

Took a 2 hrs drive across the Border into Malaysia and came back with this high canopy KingFisher.

The angle is too steep and the bright spots are rather distracting.....however I am not missing out on this fella ! :p


Caon 40D + 500 f4 + 1.4TC

Banded KingFisher
Lacedo pulchella

f8, 1/60, ISO 400, EV -1, Flash - 2
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g193/mervinpl/_MG_2135P.jpg

[Randy Stout]

Mervin:
What a wild little bird! Neon head dress. Your self critique is accurate, but def. a fun one

You should be able to darken the background a bit to downplay the bright spots. You could also crop in from the right or even go vertical to eliminate much of the background clutter/bright spots.

Thanks so much for sharing this colorful fellow!

Randy

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Lovely male Banded Kingfisher. Amazing bird but luckily you find it at lower level as well ;)
I think the sharpness and the uniqueness is compensating you over the a slightly distracting bg.

Szimi

[Mark Dumbleton]

The bird is so captivating, I didnt even notice the BG. Agree with Randy on the crop ideas.
What a beautiful bird!

[Stu Bowie]

Our Malachite kingfisher is very small, and I think this guy seems even smaller. Amazing colours, with a great head turn. Nits covered, and I agree a portrait crop would work best.