Pied Kingfisher
Hi all ... a KF from Zambia
Image taken at Lower Zambezi NP
Canon EOS 1Dx II
EF 500 is L II 1,4 TC
Beanbag
F 8 ; Iso 1000 ; 1/2500 sec
Processed with DPP 4 and PSCC 2022 ; cropped to 65 % of FF , removed a grass blade on RHS
Thanks for looking and commenting to my previous posting
cheers Andreas
Nice one, Andreas. Blacks and whites look good, nice perch, pure background. Nice work, thank you for sharing.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
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Andreas, this is a fine shot my friend. I love the simplicity of the image design with enough character in the folder perch (although just a simple reed) as well as the gorgeous gradient behind. Quite unique going from beige/orange to gray.
Subject looks nice. Great eye contact and HA. Like the richness in blacks. Otherwise, I could see a version with subject and perch moved left in frame a touch.
Curious, were the whites on the neck blown? You have them in good range here around 251 but when attempting to do a little channel blending there was not much movement, which made me curious.
Oh, may also want to go ahead and clone that faint reed sticking up along the bottom edge, under the perch.
Last edited by Brian Sump; 09-12-2022 at 04:55 PM.
Super image colours and tones look very good indeed, I like the composition. The eye is pretty much ideal.
I am being piccy now - I have a tiny reservation over the bill tip - it's just a little OOF.
Thanks folks your comments are much appreciated .
@ Jon .... I hear you about the bit tip, but nothing would have brought it into focus in that situation ..... unless a he turned the head . As shooting moment was short and I grabbed only a couple of frames . I am ok with the bill , for the time being .
Cheers Andreas
Thanx my friend for your comment , your crop suggestion will work as well .Originally Posted by Brian Sump
Neck was not blown ... just pushed the downsized file with a levels adjustment too much .
Oooooh I overlooked the faint reed part .... my bad
Cheers Andreas
I personally like the crop and composition as posted. Really nice frame Andreas. I have such a hard time getting these guys to perch, so would love to have this in my files. I agree about cloning out the small faint reed at the bottom. That's my only tiny little nit. Very fine work!
Looking good Andreas......The BG colours show the bird perfectly....Nice pose, perch and HA....Good detail on both bird and perch....I like your chosen crop.
Will
Thanx Kurt and Will for your kind comments , much appreciated
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