Goan Blue.........

[Ritesh Nangare]

Collared Kingfisher......... it is one of the kingfisher species found in Goa.
Shot it from moving boat and handheld ,the bird perched under canopy of the trees although manage to get 10 good shots.


Here are the exif.
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D X
Shooting Date/Time 02/08/13 10:325 PM
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/320
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Focal Length 700.0mm

[Randy Stout]

Ritesh:

Attractive little fellow, sharp, nice catchlight.

The darker areas on the bird show some noise, which would be unexpected with this camera at ISO 400. I am guessing the bright bg caused the bird to be underexposed and needing considerable exposure increase in post.

I might try toning down the brightest spot in the bg in front of the bill, and perhaps blend in the darker area at the top just a little.

Cheers

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

Cool KF, love the very thick bill. Randy has offered good advice, I will add that a less imposing perch (IMO) and a better head angle would have helped. You did best you could considering the circumstances and from a boat.

[jack williamson]

Randy and Daniel have hit the high points. I like the colors of this bird, well done HH from a moving boat.

[Marina Scarr]

What an amazing looking beak on this bird. Lovely BG and bird. Would be nice to have had him angled a little more toward the viewer, but we can't have it all when we are out in nature.

There should be any noise at all on a picture taken with this camera at ISO 400. Could you please post your original image or tell us how underexposed your bird was in this picture?

[Marina Scarr]

What an amazing looking beak on this bird. Lovely BG and bird. Would be nice to have had him angled a little more toward the viewer, but we can't have it all when we are out in nature.

There should be any noise at all on a picture taken with this camera at ISO 400. Could you please post your original image or tell us how underexposed your bird was in this picture?