Common Kingfisher

[Danny Laredo]

Taken a few years back, had a blast photographing this hovering Kingfisher.

MKIII 500F4 1/160 F9

All c&c welcomed.

[vishaljadhav]

Danny this is fantastic
I think this is the best way to present a hovering bird, the head is rock solid and all the parts in motion appear to be so, i think this is one of the best hovering KF i have seen so far
IQ looks good and the BG compliments it well
i am still looking at it

[Frank Schauf]

A great dynamic image, congratulations.

[PhilCook]

That wing blur is very interesting and I've never seen a hovering Kingfisher, nice colored and smooth backdrop as well...not sure on frame composition though, I think maybe a little more off the bottom to make a slightly wider aspect

[Karl Egressy]

This image has a lot to like about it.
Beutiful background, great colours and nice and sharp head/beak.
in sharp contrast, ( no pun intended) the rest of the body and especially the wings are OOF and blurred.
To me this is the part that makes the image interesting and different from the ones we see posted.

[gail bisson]

This is really nice.
I like the tack sharp head and the amount of wing blur and foot blur makes this quite unique.
It has a very artistic feel to it. Lovely colors and BG,
Gail

[Marina Scarr]

I am really liking the movement in the wings and feet in this one. I find it quite unique. The sharp beak and head really helps to make it work.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Yes! Great shot exposure is excellent colours gorgeous and the head pin sharp - congratulations.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Very nice Danny!!! The wing blur is perfect for my tastes and sharp where it needs to be. A winner for sure!!!

[Troy Lim]

At 1/160, you nailed this one. Technically amazing for sure. I shot some KFs in Asia before at these guys are so quick.