Catch of the day

[Stu Bowie]

One of my favourate subjects - a Pied Kingfisher. Taken in the Pilanesberg Game reserve last year August. A sacrifice of a 200km drive, and getting out of bed at 4.00am to be there for first light. The debri on the perch are fish scales.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 285mm
1/2000
F/7.1
ISO 500

Exp Comp 0
Hand Held from a hide.

[scott benson]

stunning shot, very well caught.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Sharpness, eye contact and BG look good, the fish adds to it. I wish the perch were a bit smaller. The whites are quite bright and have a slight blue cast.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hey Stuart, nice catch by both of you:D. As mentioned, you have some quite bright whites (including what looks like a blown portion at the throat). Good pose, love the swept feathers on the head. I would rework the eye to make the pupil blacker. Nice to have the fish facing this way!

[arash_hazeghi]

Very nice pose Stuart, sharp and nice BG. I am not sure about the empty space below the perch would crop tighter. TFS

[Ofer Levy]

Great catch! I think you selectively brighten up the eye too much as the PK eyes are pretty dark and look almost black rather than brown.

[LouBuonomo]

Who needs sleep !!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Agree about the whites being tosted but love the smooth BG and pray. Nice eye contact from both.

[phillane]

An image to be jealous of, well done!




All the Best


Phil

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[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all for the feedback and comments. Much appreciated.

[Vinay Lakshman]

Beautiful capture , loved the BG , exposure & sharpness .

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you Vinay. Much appreciated.