The King of Keoladeo

[Gaurav Mittal]

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White Breasted Kingfisher - Keoladeo Ghana National Park

Camera



Canon 7D



Exposure
1/500 sec



Aperture
f/8.0



Focal Length
700 mm


ISO Speed
200



Exposure Bias
-1 1/3 EV
500mm +1.4TC III on Gitzo GT3541LS with a Wimberley WH-200

Image is cropped. Processed in Photoshop to remove some destracting branches and Color Efex Pro 4.0


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[Gary Esman]

Like the pose of the Kingfisher with the intense stare. The blues really stand out against the dark background which I also like. Bird is sharp and well exposed. Would like a tighter crop and a better perch. But, they do not always land where you tell them to. TFS

Gary.

[Paul Lagasi]

Killer pose, bird looks like its ready to launch, nice colors. Nice capture and composition..

I know that many BPN members don't like changing their images via Photoshop but the images can be so much stronger. As long as what they've done is disclosed.
Hope its ok that I made some changes, Thanks

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gaurav, I like the agressive pose, typical of another kingfisher in the vicinity. Lovely striking colours, and they do stand out against the darker BG. I do like what Paul has done, if you are fine with removing elements.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Great pose...but unfortunately the head went behind the branch..slightly higher head position would have been ideal. Colors, contrast, light, dark BG...liked it all.

[Gaurav Mittal]

I like the idea of what Paul has done, however, with this pose the edit gives the bird a look of being suspended in the air.

[Gaurav Mittal]

Thanks Kaustubh, I agree with you.