Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher

[Harshad Barve]

Dear All
Made this with D300, 600mm, F7.1, ISO 400
This is last of the ODKF
all C & C welcome & much appreciated
Harshad

[Arthur Morris]

Harshad, No thumbnail, no image....

[Arthur Morris]

Harshad-bhai, Thanks for getting this image up. It is spectacular. An amazingly beautiful bird with excellent image optimization. The colors are astounding and I love the over-the-shoulder view. The head, the back, and the tail are all amazing. Unless that is a really big fly then this is a really tiny bird.

My only wish would be for a bit more of a head turn. With the over the shoulder images the very best HA is perfectly square to the imaging sensor. Still, I keep scrolling up to take in this beauty.

[Arthur Morris]

ps: A bit more of a head turn might have reduced the sheen on the upper mandible....

[Kobus Tollig]

Great BIRD. Love the colours here and catch a bonus. I do feel its to tight at the top

[David Smith]

Beautiful Image.. I like the HA and the insect in the beak.. The colors and the sharpness are great.. The BG is very good, except for that white spot just above the back of the bird. That is kind of distracting to me....

Overall, very nice..

Dave

[Harshad Barve]

Thanks a ton Guruji & sorry for the mess up with attachmnet
I have posted couple of images of this under 13cm beauty
here is one http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=43893

[Vivek Khanzode]

Harshad

Great colors and a cool shot of a bird I love... I cannot add any more critique than Artie has already give ;) As you would say TFS...

-- Vivek

[Morkel Erasmus]

this image just leaped out at me! so so sharp with great colours Harshad! Agree with Artie regarding HA (but a minor thing as this image is tops) and Kobus regarding tightness at the top...

WOW

[David Fletcher]

Outstanding hardly does this justice Harshad bhai. U R the star! Well done.

[LouBuonomo]

My god is that a beautiful creature !! And that is a pretty big bug..

Just a wonderful capture.
Lou

[Dave Mills]

Hi Harshad, Absolutely an excellent image! Image has huge impact! Wonderful job!!

[susanschermer]

Harshad, I am blown away both by the bird and the photo. I think if I saw this creature I would be too excited to adjust my settings. Don't worry about the HA police. They're all jealous.

[denise ippolito]

Harshad, Fantastic image. Details and exposure look great. Colors really pop and the snack is a nice bonus! Well done.

[Mital Patel]

my two hands up and bow to you sir ji...
this is the best of your best work presented here.

[Keith Bauer]

Every time I see the thumbnail for this bird I want to see the bigger image. This one is another killer image. The details, color, composition, perch, background are all great. The bug in the beak adds the extra little touch. The small sheen noted by Artie on the beak is really easy to fix with a bit of burning. This image is just stunning. Big congrats (again)

[Art Kornienko]

Love the beauty of the bird and the colours are something else. Excellent shot Harshad, I too wish the white spot on back wasn't there.

[Dr.Pranay Rao Juvvadi]

Wouldn't change a thing here. Just brilliant!

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Amazing colors and details presented here. Love it. Which the white bg elements was not at the back.
Luckily doesn't bother me too much.

Szimi

[Ray Rozema]

Fabulous image. I realize I am a rookie at this but, what about removing some of the catchlight, if ethics allow?

[Arthur Morris]

Harshad, I am blown away both by the bird and the photo. I think if I saw this creature I would be too excited to adjust my settings. Don't worry about the HA police. They're all jealous.

Susan, that is an absurd comment. I clearly stated that the image was fabulous. And I always critique each image as if it were my own. While I am envious of such a great image I can assure you that jealousy was not my motivation for mentioning that the HA was a bit less than ideal.

As I was the only one who mentioned it I am curious as to who the "all" are.

And please do explain how you knew what my motivation was.

[Jim Fenton]

The subject gives me goosebumps with all of those spectacular colors and the prey really adds to it.

I agree with Artie about a bit more of a head turn....but I'd be happy as a clam to have created this one as it is.

One thing I would have done would have been to clone out the bright white area to the right of the birds shoulder....it does detract to my eyes from an otherwise superb background.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Those colors are insane. Great sharpness & composition too. And the insect really tops it off. Also like the perch. Great background but for the bright white area. JR

[Harshad Barve]

Dear all
Thanks for all comments
here is repost with some space added on top, brightspot toned down ( Dont know how it looks now)
could not clone it out , tough job :o
let me know how it looks

PS :- Guruji , I accecpt all your commnets as a study material. They are really important for me
I dont know why I have posted this when I have a better HA image from the same burst

[arash_hazeghi]

Harshad, repost is terrific did you try NX2 for this one? this bird is really the super model of all the species, looks like it's appetite is much bigger than its size!!!

[Harshad Barve]

Arash
Ya tried NX2 here, its great
Hmm, appetite of this bird is great , I have a images in which he caught lizard :D crabs, flies , crickets , geckos

[Sid Garige]

One more killer image Harshad. Very well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

Arash
Ya tried NX2 here, its great
Hmm, appetite of this bird is great , I have a images in which he caught lizard :D crabs, flies , crickets , geckos

You should also post the lizard pic!

[Simon Bennett]

Stunning image and bird.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Everything has been covered. Lovely bird. Great image design and colors.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Killer one Bhai... congrats..