Belted Kingfisher, juvenile male

[Allen Sparks]

Canon 7D2, 400 DO II, 1.4x TC III, monopod
ISO 640, f7.1, 1/400s

A family of juvenile kingfishers has seemed to have taken up residence at my neighborhood lake. They seem less wary than their fully adult counterparts. This was not a set up - I just waited by a dead tree out in the lake and this guy came by shortly afterward. Cleaned up some distracting elements in BG and on branch.

[keith mitchell]

Very well done waiting fot the bird to give you a nice natural shot,I do like the nice feather detail and the smooth bg,I do wonder though if the image is just a little dark,just my personal take of course Allen.

Keith.

[John Robinson]

Looks Ok to me Allen Like the head turned back. One of my favourite poses. A hint of something in the BG is nice(personally I,d prefer a bit more but no big deal)
Good stuff
John

[Keith Swindell]

Wonderfully sharp with gorgeous feather detail, very well done.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot, the bird is excellent but I too would suggest lifting the darker elements a little.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Neat pose, good details. Just a touch dark, but not too bad. Personally I would crop a bit off the bottom and add it back above, this would help with the thick perch. Your patience certainly paid off.

[William Dickson]

Well done Allen. Great capture, I agree, its a little dark, but the details and pose on the KF are very nice.

Will

[Allen Sparks]

Thanks everyone for the comments. Here's a repost trying to lighten the perch and BG and different cropping.

[Daniel Cadieux]

A definite improvement