Pied Kingfisher

[Arno Ellmer]

Image created past May at a Nature Reserve 2hrs drive from my home.

Canon 1DX
400mm f/5.6
f/6.3
1/2500
ISO 800
Manual Mode
Evaluative Metering
Hand held

Cropped allround

[dankearl]

Very nice top view and close up, Arno.
Just enough habitat to add interest, also.

[nick clayton]

The Kingfisher was caught in a nice pose with a great wing position and the background shows the habitat nicely and is undistracting. The HA could have been better and do I detect a slight lack of sharpness. A nice image though Arno.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent topside view and sharp details. HA is good but the OOF leaves in the BG are distracting.

great work, TFS

[Lyle Gruby]

I tend to agree with Arash's assessment. Bird looks great, those appear be to lily-pads are distracting to me.

[Bonnie Block]

What a great pose. An obviously hard to capture subject. Love the top angle view. I do think the whites might be recovered a bit—they give me the impression that the image is lacking in sharpness, when I do not think it is.

[Bonnie Block]

What a great pose. An obviously hard to capture subject. Love the top angle view. I do think the whites might be recovered a bit—they give me the impression that the image is lacking in sharpness, when I do not think it is.

[Bill Dix]

Great dorsal view, and I don't mind the HA. Nor do I mind the vegetation, which gives it some context. If these guys fly as fast as our kingfishers, this was indeed a tough capture. Well done.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent flight pose and sharp details.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Arno, I recognise the lillies - Mankwe??? It looks like this PK was returning to a perch, and I like the flight pose you managed. You have a dust bunny directly above the tip of the beak.

[Robert Holguin]

Great shot.
Terrific flight pose, exposed well, sharp, and great comp.
Well done.

[David Salem]

Very nice. Love the pose you captured. Exposure and detail looks great and I like the BG too. Well done.

[Arno Ellmer]

Thank you all for the kind comments.Always appreciated.
I was in two minds whether to include the bg to give some context.
I have another frame with a blue bg ,which I will post.

[Arno Ellmer]

Hi Arno, I recognise the lillies - Mankwe??? It looks like this PK was returning to a perch, and I like the flight pose you managed. You have a dust bunny directly above the tip of the beak.

Hi Stu , yes Mankwe , you know the place that the palm of your hand ! Thanks for the comments. regards, Arno

[Jonathan Ashton]

Great action, love the pond and the leaves it provides an excellent backdrop.