Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher.#2

[Satish Ranadive]

Image was created yesterday. Picture style: neutral.
Basic editing, curves and levels to whole image. Cropped and sharpened. No NR.


ISO: 400, 1/30 @8.0. Spot metering. Manual. Tripod. 550d, 100-400 mm.

Thanks for viewing, critiques and comments,
Kind Regards,
Satish.

[Bill Dix]

A perfect pose, with the prey a big bonus. Nice light (probably not easy to get in a forest setting) and spectacular color. The vegetation on the left balances it nicely.

[Satish Ranadive]

A Nice light (probably not easy to get in a forest setting) and spectacular color. The vegetation on the left balances it nicely.

Thank you so much Bill Sir for your kind comments. This is in the forest area only in private property. Near it's nest we had perch, but light direction is not ideal. Besides that it is rainy season here.
So the parents come there to feed babies with variety of feeds, big and large reptiles, spiders etc. I will post with some other preys too shortly. Background will depend upon the place where parents sits before entering the nest.

Regards,
Satish.

[Karen Pleasant]

What a delightful image! At first I was stunned by the colorful bird, then the prey, and then the wonderful sharpness of the bird and prey. Very nice pose. The lighting and soft background are pleasing also. Thank you so much for sharing!

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Spectacular image Satish. I like the comp, colors, HA, bug everything! Super shot. I will have to come to Pune for this chap! :-)

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Satish, a kingfisher I still need to have in my files. Great angle from the KF showing off his meal, and nicely separated from the BG. What a great opportunity you had here.

[Karl Egressy]

It is truly amazing that you could get such nice image at 1/30 s. Beautiful colors, nice pose and great action, Satish.

[Satish Ranadive]

Thank you every body for your feed back and kind comments.

Regards,
Satish.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular image Satish. I like the comp, colors, HA, bug everything! Super shot. I will have to come to Pune for this chap! :-)

Dear Sanjeev, you are welcome.
Best season to get pictures of this little beauty is June to Sep. You will get images of these bird every half an hour with different kill. It is fun to see it.

Regards,
Satish.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Thanks Satish ji. Appreciate your gesture. I will try to make a visit if I can.
Regards,
sanjeev