Belted Kingfisher - Female

[Mike Veltri]

1Dx - 600 II - 840mm
1/3200s @ F/5.6 - ISO 800

Thanks for looking,
Mike Veltri

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.

[Bill Dix]

Very nice, Mike. Tough to get so close to these guys, and you got great detail and a lovely BG. I could imagine a version with a tiny bit more room top and left, but I'd love to have this just as posted.

[Shawn Zierman]

Gorgeously lit subject that is well known to be a difficult bird to photograph. Love the sharp details on the bird against the well controlled but not overly sterile background. The perch is unique, given what I see this species photographed on often.

[Loi Nguyen]

Beautiful portrait of a skittish bird. Love the sharpness and details. Well exposed. The perch is a bit less than ideal, but I would take it ny day. Loi

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Mike, the comp works well, and I like the high placement of the KF in the frame. Well exposed, sharp, and good DOF throughout. Sweet BG too. Well captured.

[mohammad reza shahab]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness. very good comp & BG.

[Raybel Robles]

A beautiful capture of a very hard bird to photograph!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Nice relaxed pose, light and killer background. Not my favorite perch but works fine I guess.

[Girish Prahalad]

excellent comp with great details, perch & BG

[Markus Jais]

Fantastic shot with great sharpness, light, composition and very good background. Can't be much better than this.

Markus