Taken in the garden while I was trying out hiding in a pup - tent about 3 m from the feeders. This young Kingfisher came and perched right in front of me. I had about 10 sec to take off the extender and shoot!! Got 4 shots :D
Canon EOS 1D Mark II
focal length: 300mm
f/ 6.3
exp time: 1/250sec.
Very well done Jeni,
I like this very much...you have good colors and sharp details...I like the pose and perch...the tones and hues in the background makes this for me. The head angle could be better; the head tilted down just a tad, but its ok...this is a beautiful image and capture...my only suggestion is to darken the eye just a little and resharpen...:cool:
Hey!! Gus, you're getting too picky!!! The darn fowl is looking almost 45 degrees -
near perfect!!! ( according to Art's instructions) :eek::eek: :(:(:cool:
How cool he landed right in front of you! Super nice image, really nice..Agree on the extra bit of sharpening, I think the HA is just fine:D. Would maybe tone down the whites on the back of the neck
Thanks guys! Was only teasing Gus though :p.
NO, the kingfishers don't feed at the feeders but they do seem to like some of the high perches. I was surprised at this youngster, this log is only about 1m off the ground and fairly in the open.:)
Brown - Hooded Kingfisher
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