T h e J E W E L .. .. ..

[Ritesh Nangare]

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher,
Konkan Maharashtra ,

This is the bird which i am following from last 3 months , around 4000 km traveled for this guy and after all that effort i have bundle full of image including the juvi. ODKF also......
Canon 1DX,
Canon 500mm,
ISO 3200,
1/25
F/6.3

E N J O Y........

[Loi Nguyen]

Wow, I'd travel 4000km for this guy for sure! Gorgeous bird, colors, sharpness, BG, and look at he big the prey is! It is a bit tight in the frame for me. Do you have more room on bottom, top, and left? I wonder if there is an alternate crop? iSO 3200 looks great. Loi

[jack williamson]

The high iso capabilities of these newer cameras is amazing, this is excellent. Colors are good and the lizard is a great bonus. Congratulations.

Jack

[David Salem]

Tha'ts a very nice frame you have there, actually its killer! It has everything, a beautiful colorful subject, a perfect profile pose, great detail, a nice perch, a smooth varied BG and the lizard ,with the tongue hanging out, puts this way over the top. Wow!
Oh, like the comp too but a little more on the bottom would be nice if you have it. Well done

[Ted Ellis]

Stunning image

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Superb KF! colours, light and so glad that after all the efford you were able to make a great image of this bird. The lizard adds a lot to the image, well done.

[Karl Egressy]

Truly amazing image. The colors are blowing your mind. The details are great too, so is the prey in the beak.

[vikram potdar]

This is spectacular. One of the best images of this bird this season. The sharpness and colors have come out nicely.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Nice colorful Kingfisher with lovely pose, BG & prey item. Regarding to ISO & SS, the IQ is great & very well exposed. I also wish for a version with a little more room on the bottom, as mentioned above. TFS

[Gabriela Plesea]

Ritesh, I wish for nothing more-this is SUPERB and the quality is amazing at 3200 ISO. You certainly know how to make use of your equipment and your PP work is outstanding! Brilliant work, congratulations!

Kind regards,

[Daniel Cadieux]

What a catch! Amazing colours and very neat perch. I do find the subject tight in the frame so if you have some extra canvas I would add some back. Wow, 1/25 at ISO 3200...it was getting dark!

[Robert Kimbrell]

What a beautiful bird. 3200 looks amazing. Congrats. Worth the chase.

[Greg Oakley]

Awesome image - the lizard puts this over the top

[Ritesh Nangare]

Sorry Guys for late replay ... I am not in town in pursuit of the same bird again from last three days .......

Thanks every one for the appreciation of my work...

There is no space in the bottom of the original frame also that's why i cant post another version of the photograph ...sorry for that.

[Roman Kurywczak]

As mentioned above....very nicely done! Might be worth adding canvas on bottom if within your ethics.

[Gary Kinard]

Killer shot!!! One of the best I have ever seen of this guy.