Belted Kingfisher

[arash_hazeghi]

Here is another photo of the Kingfisher



1DX 600II + 2X III. ISO 1600. 1/800sec. hand held. Processed with DPP 4.3. Hope you like it

[Colin Driscoll]

A very smart looking bird, and of course great IQ. Was it breezy? I get that impression from the pose.

[Glenn Conlan]

I like this alot, the light is super with a great perch. Well done

[Ihtisham Kabir]

Very well seen and executed. Is that white spot near the eye particular to this individual or a species feature?

[Marina Scarr]

What a super portrait you have here, Arash. It's nice to see you posting something other than BIF, although I love those as well. Your BG is super, you made the perch work and I love all those feather details!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ari, lovely angled pose, and I like the ruffled feathers and semi raised crest. The colours stand out nicely from the darker BG.

[adrian dancy]

Composition nicely balanced and the details, colours all look good, and the bird stand out well against the background. The only problem for me (and it is minor) is that the bird is slightly awkwardly perched.

[arash_hazeghi]

Very well seen and executed. Is that white spot near the eye particular to this individual or a species feature?

Ihtisham, all king fishers have the white spot

[arash_hazeghi]

A very smart looking bird, and of course great IQ. Was it breezy? I get that impression from the pose.

Thanks Colin, the ruffled feathers were just from the KF getting ready to dive.

[arash_hazeghi]

thanks for the comments everyone

[Mike Poole]

Great IQ as expected, and I love the way the feathers are falling over that lovely perch, no nits from me at all.

Mike

[Patrick Sparkman]

Great shot, and I appreciate someone else HH at 1200mm. Great sharpness, HA, and love the color and texture of the bird. Maybe a little contrast mask around the face and eye.