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Hi all,
Had a lot of fun photographing the Pied Kingfisher in Gorongosa, Mozambique and was able to manage an in flight frame. Cloned out a couple OOF sticks. In post, NR, reduced a blue cast, cropped to ~70% of the FF.
Camera: Nikon D500
Lens: 500mm f/4 + 1.4 TC
Specs: 1/1600 f/6.3 ISO 2,200
Thanks for looking and commenting on prior posts!
Alex
Love the acrobatic pose and solid eye contact. I might sharpen the head a tad bit more.
Very nice capture, although a faster shutter speed might have been even better. Great tails-up pose, it looks like it was just off a perch. Silky background. Not a nit, but a personal preference, the background is almost too good, I don't have a sense of place. Happy to be in the minority on that aspect!
Great flight pose, with a nice angle toward you. Yes, a little more SS could have helped, but a fine capture as is.
I like this Ale, clean BG, tail up, interesting pose, and that eye looking right your way, well done
Nice in-flight shot. Could use a little bit more shutter speed. Really tough to get these guys because they are so fast. Fascinating background color.
Thanks all, added some sharpening on the head, definitely helps a bit.
Yes to some more SS for the wings, but didn't expect a take off (much less keeping an active focus point :bg3:), and happy the head is in focus.
Moe, the background was sunlit sand across a riverbank while this bird was in the shade, it made for some really cool backgrounds along the river where there must have been 20 of these birds.
Greg, no problem -- I know what you mean sometimes, and agree it would have been cool to have a bit more of a 'reference point'
Thanks again all,
Well done....Looking good. I really like the flight pose and HA. I think the BG colours show the bird real good. The repost for me, looks better.
Will
I am surprised this looks as sharp as it is for 1/1600....
Great pose and BG.
This is excellent. Awesome pose, sweet bird, perfect BG. Amazed 1/1600 worked to stop this guy. Such an engaging look as well. I might lighten the right third of the frame a bit just to make the lighting even across the scene. Otherwise awesome...
Very nice. Love that smooth background and the color as well. Pose is nice.
you got so lucky with 1/1600sec and this is a killer frame! well done Alex
TFS
