Was really hot today. This BHK spent some time on a branch with wide open beak before deciding to swim in our pool. Spent a few moments preening and looked much cooler!
Canon EOS 1Dmk11
focal length: 600mm (300mmf4 with 2x)
f/8
exp. time 1/1000sec
ISO 400
Last edited by Jeni Williams; 02-10-2009 at 09:35 AM.
Good preening pose, but harsh light you had to deal with. The light angle wasn't the bes either with the face hidden in shadow. Vertical comp was a good choice but as posted I would put more room at right instead of at left...when putting empty space it's usually best to put it where the subject is looking towards regardless of body position. Is this a big crop?
Pose is nice, but, as Daniel pointed out, the light is harsh and there is some contra-shading. I would add that the image lacks contrast and color presence. Perhaps an adjustment layer and some levels or curves would help the contrast. ;-)
Neat bird and nice behavior. Eye could use some more sharpening looks like the focus is on the tail feathers but can be corrected a bit with selective sharpening
Hi Jeni, great capture, but you are getting some super advice above that just about covers it, some hard things to work with in this shot, but again, very nice capture.
Brown hooded Kingfisher preening
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