Crested Kingfisher with Prey

[Masood Hussain]

Crested Kingfisher with prey shot at Sat Taal, India using a Nikon D300s and a Sigma 150-500mm lens. Exif as follows :

f7.1, 1/320, -0.3 EV, ISO 640, 450mm, handheld.

More of my work at www.masoodhussain.com

[Karl Egressy]

Nice action image.

[arash_hazeghi]

Very nice and dynamic pose. details look a bit coarse to me with some noise creeping in. the perch is nice too. wish there was more separation between the bird and BG

TFS

[Sidharth Kodikal]

I love the overall setting here. The fern in the bg gives this image a nice foresty feel.
Nice rock perch and bird angle. The fish is a huge bonus and I like the motion blur in its tail. Your pano-ish comp works perfectly imo. The bright twig entering the frame on the right pull the eye away ever so slightly. If your personal ethics allow, darkening it a bit would be an option.
Overall a superb image.
Welcome to BPN and looking forward to your participation.

[Marina Scarr]

Big, warm welcome to BPN and what a great first post! It's great seeing the bird with the prey although your subjects would have been even more powerful if your background had been farther away. I am seeing some greenish cast to your image.