Kingfisher Portrait

[William Dickson]

Canon 5D Mk3
f/4 500mm with 1x4iii
f/6.3
1/250
ISO 4000

I captured the bird this morning whilst it was snowing in low light conditions, hence the high ISO settings. I would have liked a faster shutter speed but I think it turned out ok. I would also have liked to get a wee bit lower, but the perch he chose was too low for me to do this.

Thanks for having a look

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely image, I can only imagine how close you were. Never have I gotten that close to a Kingfisher. Love the colors, background and detail in the feathers. Thank you for sharing.

[John Walker]

Very nice image - I have never been able to get a clear view of one, either its a turquoise flash or its behind twigs!

[keith mitchell]

William you are giving us plenty of variety, low light apart still a very nice image certainly better than ok ,whites and colour look spot on.

Keith.

[William Dickson]

Thanks Keith, I was in that hide I was telling you about I got for Christmas. Sitting on a local loch side for a while hoping to get some wintering ducks on the loch, when this guy turned up and fished the area for about an hour

[keith mitchell]

William I swear by my pop up hides, easy to carry and store in the boot of the car, looks like it worked well for you.

[Bill Dix]

Lovely colors and nice detail, especially around the eye and head. Some evidence of the high ISO elsewhere, but very good for ISO 4000 and relatively low SS. Nicely done in low light.

[Aidan Briggs]

Looks good for the high ISO. I'd be dead in the water with a 50D haha. I like the soft look but I could also go for a small contrast boost to the face. Personal preference of course.

Looking forward to more!

[William Dickson]

Looks good for the high ISO. I'd be dead in the water with a 50D haha. I like the soft look but I could also go for a small contrast boost to the face. Personal preference of course.

Looking forward to more!

I actually did just what you said Aiden I compared both for at least 20 mins and decided on this one

[Robert Kimbrell]

A beautiful image William, looks great for 4000 ISO. Love the turquoise highlights. An excellent job getting so close.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Good colors and details on head, cleam BG. Good work at high ISO. Nice portrait!

[Grace Scalzo]

I looked at this first and found myself wishing for less of a downward angle...then I read your comments and you said the same thing. Not a deal breaker though, and the image is very attractice. Colors, sharpness, all beautiful.

[William Dickson]

Thanks for all the comments guys Much appreciated

[Eric Dienesch]

a really good portrait.
Well Done, where is the High Iso