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There are a lot of trees around the hide in the Pilanesberg National Park, all with large branches/perches. For some reason, the Pied kingfishers have taken to this single reed, and it does create a different image from the norm, that I post.
Taken early morning a few weeks ago.
Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 500 F/4 ( borrowed )
1/1000
F/7.1
ISO 640
Maual exposure
excellent light, perch and BG. sharpness is excellent so is exposure I would bring him slightly lower in the frame
A real beauty here Stuart, love the light and dof.
excellent perch,pose and BG.
This is an awesome image Stuart - love it! The striking B&W plumage really stands out and the perch is fantastic!
Cheers, Greg
I like the shot Stu, the colour palette is very pleasing and the exposure and DOF spot on. I sense there is a lot of empty space toward the bottom and would consider a recrop to perhaps lower the bird and set him more to the rule of thirds or golden ratio.
Excellent IQ, perch & BG. Agree with recrop.
Great light and nice pose. Very well done image.
This is very very good. Love the perch, BG and especially the subject since we don't see these in our neck of the woods.
This is a great photo. Some my not like the head angle but it does well here. I like how you left room under the bird as it emphasizes its "drop-down" hunting style. Fine job.
I like the pose, perch, exposure, sharpness, DOF and BG. Very well done Stuart!
Hey Stu, such a sweet image. Just love the light, the perfect exposure and the details. The perch is just awesome and so is the bg.
Before I read any other comments, I too felt that the bird could be moved down in the frame (along with the perch of course :bg3:)
Great light and amazing BG...Another winner mate!
Excellent details, love the perch, great pose, very nice background, and nice light.
The bird nicely angled towards us, DOF is good and the whole bird looks sharp. The borrowed camera/lens worked very well in your hands, Stuart.
I agree about moving him down a tad.
Terrific perch and sharp as a tack!
very nice.
Thank you for the feedback everyone. I will definately look at moving him down.
Very nice Stuart. Exposed perfect and awesome detail in this one. Even though the feet are tiny, I love the detail in them. Every time you pick a 500 you shine. Not that your 100-400 shots arent great but the bokeh of the 500 is obvious. Nice work.
Techs look great. And I like the BG a lot. Another vote for placing the bird slightly lower in the frame.
