Pied Kingfisher

[Dumay de Boulle]

Canon 1D MKIII
Canon 500 f4 L IS
AV f5.6
TV1/3200
AWB
Evaluative Metering
ISO 800
RAW file processed in CS5 iMac

I was waiting for take off shots and fired of some others in the mean time, thats why the settings are what they are...Comments and crits appreciated:S3:

[Troy Lim]

Very nice shot, love the pose, killer BG, great light.

[arash_hazeghi]

Awesome pose and details, super light and BG!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Nice light, cute pose and that perch adds well.. :cheers:

[Steve Wasson]

Love the pose, perch, BG. Well executed and very pleasing!

[Chris Kotze]

What a pose. Super feather detail and well exposed. Excellent image Dumay

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

What a pose...agree with others....excellent exp., sh., Bg, light and comp.

[Tom Redd]

Great pose and light. The BG is excellent. Congratulations on a fine capture.

[Alan Murphy]

No nits here. this is just lovely.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great pose, perch, exposure and IQ. Excellent image Dumay!

[Ofer Levy]

Beautiful work!! Please you didn't touch the eye...! :w3

[Dumay de Boulle]

Thanks for the comments folks...Ofer I did dodge the eye and removed the large catchlight....But glad to hear I didnt over do it!

[Ofer Levy]

Thanks for the comments folks...Ofer I did dodge the eye and removed the large catchlight....But glad to hear I didnt over do it!
Not long ago I saw an image on this bird in here and the eye was brown instead of nearly black as it should be. So I am pleased you kept the eye dark...:w3