No fish up there mate !!

[John Robinson]

Kingfisher
A little concerned by a Chinook passing overhead, !( Aren't we all ! )
Thought it a bit different from the norm.
D200
Sigma 100-300
500 ISO 250th @ f9
Crop from horizontal.
Levels Paint shop pro
Highlight in back taken out.
Not at nest site.
Thanks for recent comments on Chaffinch post
Cheers
JR

[Holger Leyrer]

Beautiful Image.
Do you know why the kingfisher looks in the sky?

[John Robinson]

Hi Holger
yes it was a Chinook twin rotor helicopter going over quite low.!
Made me shake a bit too !!
Cheers
JR

[nick clayton]

Superb pose, detail, lighting and background Johnny, who needs waders when you have Kingfishers doing this?

[Graeme Cox]

WOW that is a great image. The detail is amazing..

[dankearl]

I think you are proving the point on the thread about equipment and photography.
Super IQ from equipment and a great pose for the bird.

[John Robinson]

Dan
That is really encouraging as the constant reference to expensive gear was at times getting to me. I would see a fault in a picture and started to blame it on equioment. I was determined to beat it and so your comment means a lot. Thanks.
JR

[Marina Scarr]

Killer pose, colors and details you acquired here. I see a little noise in the BG.

[Randy Stout]

John;

The dynamic pose and colors make this one sing. Yes to a bit of noise reduction on the background. Again, a good reminder of what is possible with effort, timing and a bit of luck.

Cheers


Randy

[Satish Ranadive]

Helicopter gave you nice opportunity and you grabbed it nicely !!! Spectacular pose and excellent image.
Lovely colors, details and BG.

Regards,
Satish.

[Grace Scalzo]

Unbelievable! Love this one, John. Keep it up, and you're going to have alot of BPN company at your house.

[vishaljadhav]

The pose is so lovely
i like the pose, nice details and the sweet BG

[Richard Flack]

Superb image, pose and BG Johnny! Well done.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image! I like the pose, sharpness, composition and BG.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent pose, details & composition. I would suggest another round of NR on the BG as mentioned above. TFS

[John Robinson]

Thanks all.
One dollop of Neat Image applied
Cheers
JR

[Loi Nguyen]

I'm late to the party. This is a fantastic image with great details, colors, and good light, and at close range. You have done a superb job to more than compensate for the lack of expensive equipment. Loi