Borneo: Rufous Collared Kingfisher

[Phil Liew]

This juvenile male sat quietly as I made one shot each step until I got it full frame eventually. Taken under total canopy cover it was a challenge to get the exposure right and hopefully I have here with the minimal use of fill flash to avoid spooking the bird as well as not altering the colours of the feathers.

1D Mk3 + EF600mm + 1.4II ext 1/6s f/8.0 IS01000 EV +2/3 Flash -3 (rear curtain)
http://www.pbase.com/996sps/image/112995311.jpg

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely bird, pose and BG, Phil. Images looks a little flat and I think a contrast boost would be good - I would also burn in the sheen on the top of the beak a little.

[Phil Liew]

Thanks Tony your re-post looks better.

[Kobus Tollig]

Great comp bg and detail. Ditto contrast. Well done on this

[Stu Bowie]

Phil, lovely pose, with good detail, and an assortment of colours. I like the perch too. Tony has done a great job in the repost.

[Juan Aragonés]

Phil this one is fantastic. The head turn and eye contact are perfect to my taste. Fill flash worked fine. Perch and BG very good. I only suggest to darken the pupile a bit because it looks blue due to the effect of fill flash. Your images makes me to miss a travel to Borneo that I did some years ago. Amazing place! Keep them coming

[Chris Kotze]

Lovely Bird. Super pose,colours and OOF BG. Great shot

[Ramon M. Casares]

Sweet little guy! Love the pose, BG, perch, light, colors detail, head angle and comp. Congratulations!