Pied Kingfisher

[Kirsten Frost]

Photographed near a nest site in the Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Cape Town, South Africa.

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Lens: Canon 400mm F5.6
Date/Time: 2008:09:28 08:08:06
Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
ISO: 400
Focal length: 400mm
AF mode: AI Servo AF

[Ken Watkins]

That is a **** fine capture of such a small bird was it hand held?

[Joe Senzatimore]

Not familar with the birds size , but I think this is killer. Love the vert. format and the wing position and detail are great.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Brilliant capture Kirsten. Love the pose, sharpness and light under the wings!

[Tony Whitehead]

Excellent job, Kirsten. Lovely pose with the flared wings and tail and lovely detail in the whites with great eye contact.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Awesome flight pose and your timing was superb Kristen Congratulations on a fine image.

[Marion Ehrlich]

That's a fantastic flight pose, great light and sharpness! Congratulations!
Greetings,
Marion

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very cool pose, details, exposure control and eye contact. You can post images up to 800 pixels vertically.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Just OUTSTANDING! Pose, light, detail, exposure, eye contact, all is terrific! Congratulations!

[Thomas Herou]

Superb!!Very nice pose.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

May I say Wow?!
Great details and pose, those fishers are hard to get!

[Geurt Bloem]

Well done young man! Lovely display of wings and good light direction for it as well.

[Tony House]

Superb shot, love the wing form......

Excellent work.
Tony

[Kirsten Frost]

Thanks very much for the feedback all. Ken, I used a tripod for support here.