Belted Kingfisher Landing

[Loi Nguyen]

Another image from a private tour with Jim Neiger. We were looking for a Barred Owl when this king fisher landed in this perch.

1Dx
500f4 II + 2X III
1/2000
f9
ISO-1600
Handheld

Appreciate your comments.

thank you and Happy New Year!

loi

[Randy Stout]

LOI:

Good job making lemonade.

The near wing displays well, well exposed, like that the head is clearly seen, no merge.

It is amazing that those tiny feet do the job for them!

I could see several crops with this. I like the posted one, but could see a tighter version with same overall proportions, and also a loose horizontal version as well.

Cheers

Randy

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the perch and pose, the KF is sharp but doesn't show much detail though, was it a big crop? if not I would crop tight to show more details

happy new year to you too

[Marina Scarr]

Fun image with a nice pose and perch. How awesome had the far wing matched the near one.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image, Loi. I like the placement of kingfisher in the frame, landing pose and composition.

WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, A VERY HAPPY, PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2014.

Regards,
Satish.

[David Salem]

I like the pose and the comp with the KF high in the frame. Nice work.

[Loi Nguyen]

Thank you everyone for your comments. much appreciate it.

Arash, this is a large crop, about 30% of the FF image, so I don't think I can crop more without degrading the IQ.

These guys are just small and getting closer is a must.

Happy New Year!

Loi