Pied Kingfisher

[Stephen Earle]

Mankwe, Pilanesberg, South-Africa

1DMKIV
500 F4 + 1.4 CONV.
F 5.6
ISO 1600
1/6400

[Ronan Donovan]

Oh yea! Nice one. I like the black and white image and then the dash of color that is the fish. Really draws the eye right into that beak. Looks nice and sharp too. Maybe a touch lighter...? hard though with this contrast and seems like you maintained detail in both shadows and highlights, so maybe not lighter...Yea I like this one.
Lots of kingfishers posted in the last hour! Funny, I just posted one too.
Thanks for sharing,
-Ronan

[Tony Whitehead]

A flight shot with prey! Great job, Stephen. I like the pose and angle. Nice and sharp too.

[Troy Lim]

Superb. Love it.

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Well done in getting this in trying conditions Stephen!:S3:

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Stephen, you have really pushed the limits here, and it seems you have succeeded nicely. Good hovering posture, and his catch a bonus.

[Stephen Earle]

Thanks everyone for commenting. Stu, this was actually an incoming and not a hovering shot. I was quite impressed that the MKIV handled it.

Anyway here is a brighter version. Better?

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Stephen! I like the sharpness, prey and angle. The repost looks better to me.