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    Female Belted Kingfisher In Flight.

    This little gal is fast but also predictable... when she sits on a certain low branch near the bank she gives some good opportunities as she takes off. :)

    D300 | 70-300 VR @ 300 mm | 1/1600s @ f/6.3 with 0 EV | Auto ISO 320

    Thanks so much for looking... Critique is always encouraged.

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    Very nice wing position and eye contact. I might try to lighten the eye a bit.

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    Good pose and sharpness with nice blur of wingtips to convey motion. Might crop a little from left and top and be tempted to darken up the BG a little.
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    Rene' Villela
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    Hi kirk! i can't get technical but from my point of view that is hard shot to get and for me you did a really good job!

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    An image to be proud of; they're speeding bullets! A little negative EC would have helped tame the whites on the neck; you may be able to salvage them in post-processing.
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    Art Kornienko
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    I agree, so tough to get, hard enough to watch with the bare eye let alone through a lens, very nice work. I also agree with Axel, about the eye.

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    david cramer
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    Great catch of a speed demon. I agree about toning down the whites and lightening the eye a tad.

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