A little while back, I posted this little jewel returning to this perch from the left. As mentioned previously, he would dive off in all directions, grab a meal and return to this perch. In this, he had taken off directly away from the perch, and this is the moment he touched down. Notice the tiny catch in the beak.
Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 400mm F/2.8 +1.4TC = 560mm ( loaned for the morning )
1/3200
F/5.6
ISO 800
Exquisite timing..! I have tried long and hard to catch Bee Eaters returning to a branch after a catch. I noticed that they often return to the same branch after a catch, but I have nothing really good to show for it so far. I would tone down the branch? a little more and maybe crop a little more from the bottom..
You nailed this one Stuart!
I can see many different crop suggestions with this image and I guess it all boils down to personal taste.
For myself, I would take some off the left and bottom.
Love the wing position and the light and the texture of the perch.
Gail
Excellent moment you have captured here, Stuart Sir.I like the placement of kingfisher in the frame. Very nice perch, background and composition.
Love the landing pose with fully stretched wing, tiny legs,beautiful colors and lights.
I could see the another version too,conventional horizontal composition.
Another nice KF shot Stuart. You capture great color on these little beauties. The exposure and details look great. The perch is almost as nice as the subject and I like the r/p best in the way of comp. Very well done.
Gorgeous. The light quality is superb and the bird's pose matches that in spades. I liked the breathing room on the left hand side in the original, mostly due to the head and body angle of the kingfisher....other than that, the repost is top notch.
Superb - no brilliant! I like both versions, the first shows off his small size rather well. Not only is it a beautiful pose it is lit just perfectly, the light is absolutely super.
The Malachite has landed
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