Malachite Kingfisher

[Hendri Venter]

Captured on a farm close to Kruger National Park in overcast conditions and bright background.

Canon 1D MK III
Canon 70-200 F2.8 IS Lens @ 200mm
F3.2
ISO 1600
SS 1/640 sec
Shutter Priority
+0.3 Step.

I wish you the very best for 2010 and may all of you capture your dream shot.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Magnificent looking species with great color. Wonderful detail in this one. Sharp as a tack where it needs to be with a great BG. Not in love with the perch , but I would NEVER pass it up because of it.

[Dan Walker]

Great pose, BG and hairdo. I would like to see a little more DOF. Is this full frame, is there any room to make this a verticle?

[Hendri Venter]

Thanks Joe and Dan. Herewith a vertical version full frame top to bottom. I agree on more DOF but not much I could do in low light. Did not want to drop the SS any more as they never sit still.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool hairdo, good angle and head angle. I like the vertical crop and would give it a tad more room at the bottom. The image looks quite oversaturated, should be easy to fix. I might not sharpen the perch so much, it brought out some noise.

[Ken Watkins]

Never seen a Malachite having a bad hairday, nice capture.

[Stu Bowie]

Hey Hendri, I like the splayed crest, together with the angle of capture. You have brought out the colours nicely considering the conditions. Hope you had a good holiday with plenty of opportunities. Cheers mate.

[Peter Farrell]

Such a colorful bird. Well captured. BG looks a little noisy on right side.

[Harshad Barve]

Nothing much to add here , excellent image with amazing hairdo
TFS

[Hendri Venter]

Thanks guys, your comments and viewing highly appreciated.