Kingfisher tossing a Froglet

[Jeroen Stel]

Hi Guys,

Been a while since i last posted here...sorry for my absence but work is still consuming me and i hardly have time to go out and shoot.
Here's a Kingfisher i shot during one of the many 14 hour sessions i spend at their nesting site last spring.
Here daddy Kingfisher is prepairing a Froglet for the youngsters who are about to fly out but still inside the nest.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/800 sec
Aperture: F 6,3
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: - 1
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 500
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm (incl. crop factor)
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod and Wimberley Sidekick from hide
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/My own sharpening mix

[Linda Robbins]

Amazing action captured in this image. Perfect timing! Very good pose and head angle, and nice bg. Is that a natural perch? I wish the end were not cut off. I wonder if the birds would accept a more photogenic perch in its place. Beautiful detail and exposure control. Well done.

[Sivaprasad]

This is a fantastic image, i've no nits about this, congratulations on this beautiful capture.

[Tony Whitehead]

Great shot, lovely light, action and plane of focus

[Maxis Gamez]

Amazing image and excellent BG. Nothing else to say!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great timing, light, eye contact and BG. I might sharpen a tad less.

[Haim Ziv]

Amazing catch. My favorite bird.

[Dave Mills]

In my estimation....Perfect!!!

[Ramon M. Casares]

Just love it, and the fact that hi has cought a froglet in stead of a fish puts this one over the top for me! Congratulations!

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice capture. For some reason, to me the perch looks like a cannon. And I agree with your golden rule.

[Greg Basco]

I think this is awesome, but I do have to agree with Linda about the perch.

Cheers,
Greg Basco

[D. Robert Franz]

Just outstanding!

[Krijn Trimbos]

The KF is excellent and so is the action very very well done on that part. This looks a bit oversharpened on my screen especially on the back, and I am not a big fan of the perch comming to towards the viewer like this but that is highly personal. Excellent shot all together that I am still dreaming of getting, well done!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

No words for this image,only congrats!!!

[Mike Lentz]

Very well executed... the image and the frog! You have a great portfolio of these KF's!

[Raymond Barlow]

excellent image, the perch does not bother me, amazing colours.