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My camera was setup to photograph an Osprey flying overhead...not a good angle for a shot, when I noticed this Kingfisher land on the rock. It was only there for a short time...enough to get this shot.
D500/500PF, 1/3200th sec@f5.6, iso640, manual mode HH. Thank you for looking and commenting on my photos.
love the light and colors. did you have to use AI sharpen or resize on this one? I am asking because the details seem to be a bit lacking in the chest, back of the head as shoulder areas ? I like the perch and the barnacles
TFS
Thanks Arash. Correct on both counts (sharpen/resize). Appreciate your feedback.
Paul:
Agree about the colors being very nice. Pose is good, rocks texture and color works well without over powering him.
Cheers
Randy
Nice, but I would love to have seen the tail. The o-o-f rock behind the perch rock bugs me. Getting a bit lower would have eliminated the second rock.
with love, a
Thanks Randy and Artie...appreciate the feedback.
Artie: The oof rock doesn't bug me...but is easily removed in post...will do that and see how I feel about it then. Cheers.
Paul, I think you captured this one nicely. We only have Belted Kingfishers here and I would love to shoot some of the more colorful subspecies in the future.
I think the composition is solid. You handled the contrast well and the colors are pretty. Nice smooth bkg.
I could use a *touch of selective color saturation. Try the sponge brush at 8% and gently touch over the turquoise and oranges to taste. You may like it as is too, which is fine but may be worth a look.
Might also suggest just a touch of selective sharpening on the base of the beak and around the eye. See how you like it.
Well done overall Paul from my view.
Not very often you see a FK on the barnacles...Well captured Paul...Lovely colours, especially on the wing...I also like the dark BG...Yes for sharpening the bill a wee bit...and if mine I would clone out the OOF rock.
Will
Neat looking kingfisher. The light is nice. Framing is right on.
Thanks all for commenting...much appreciated as always.
Brian: I'll apply your suggestions...thanks so much.
Hi Paul , lovely KF image .
Pose is looking good , as is the overall comp .
Personally I think the IQ is not as good as some of your other images , that you posted recently . Maybe too much fancy software usage .... I am just guessing .
Not sure how they do look in real life .... more colorful ?? If so you can follow Brianīs suggestion or use other options :w3
I would burn the perch to make the subject stand out a bit more .
PS: the image has no embedded color profile :w3 .... like your other postings :w3
TFS Andreas
Thanks Andreas. I made sure the colour profiles were embedded some time ago..will take another look...maybe the setting got changed. Cheers.
Brian: Applied your suggestions as well as Andreas' suggestion to burn the perch a tad...looks better. Never used the sponge tool before in photoshop!
