Catch of the Day - Giant Kingfisher

[Richard Flack]

Canon 7D, 400m f2.8, ISO 800, 1/4000, f3.5, Exp -0.3. (Sharpened, exposure, vibrancy)
Little frustrated by the fact that I changed the depth of field from 7.1 to 3.5 just before this shot (and with all the excitement forgot to change it back). Shucks.
Anyway, still like the image.
Look forward to your comments.

[keith mitchell]

Hi Richard.
I think your finished image looks great I'm a little puzzled about your concern about the DOF 7.1 to 3.5 I would be more than thrilled to get a result like this, would be very interested to know your views on how you think it could be improved.

Regards Keith.

[vishaljadhav]

Lovely timing Richard,
i love the composition and the toss is perfectly captured , share and lovely colours
BG is nice

[Alan Murphy]

Excellent time with the crab in perfect position.

[Frank McNamara]

Catch of the year - Excellent

[Daniel Cadieux]

No issue with the dof for me at all. Both the face and the prey item are sharp as can be. There is a bit of noise or pixilation in the BG, but other than that everything here rocks!

[Karl Egressy]

Great action shot, everything looks sharp and detailed.

[Tony Whitehead]

DOF covers the subject fine as is , Richard. I would try a version with NR or a blur and slight desaturation on the BG. Great timing with this.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Awesome action Richard! Well done, great timing!!

[Mervyn Marsh]

Awsome photo, can't beat that for an action shot :")

[Carl Walker]

Awesome capture and timing. Everything else said.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent moment captured. Beautiful color, lights and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent timing. Great details with enough DOF to cover both subjects. TFS

[Gabriela Plesea]

Brilliant image Richard! Your 3.5 worked! Great shutter speed to freeze action, very very well done!

Kind regards

Gabriela

[Richard Flack]

Thanks so much for the great comments everyone. Glad the 3.5 worked! Really appreciate you taking the time. Have a great day!