Belted Kingfisher

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
500mm + 1.4 ex
ISO 400
1/250 SEC. AT F/ 7.1
BLUBB
I wish he was on a better perch - but he was very skittish!

[Dan Walker]

Great deatil, sharpness and BG, a little tight for my taste. Looks like you got close.

[denise ippolito]

I got real close from the car window-this is almost full frame-took just a bit off the top.

[Doug Brown]

The crop works for me Denise. I can tell you how many full frame kingfisher photos I have....zero. A nicer perch would have obviously improved the image, but I'd take a photo this nice any day.

[Grace Scalzo]

Nice image, Denise. You can research this to be sure, but I think your "he" is a "she". I'm ok with the perch because the bird is so nice, I do not feel it detracts. A cute pose with a nice head turn here. I'm a little jealous!!

[denise ippolito]

Grace, Thanks for the correct ID!

[Art Kornienko]

I don't mind the perch or the crop, I think it's a great shot, excellent detail, nice soft lighting, nice eye reflection, great colours. I have zero of these too, congrats Denise.

[denise ippolito]

Thanks everyone for your kind comments!

[Dan Brown]

Great shot Denise! This is one species that I have found very hard to get close to also:(. Maybe to improve this image, you could try sharpening the back of the bird a tiny bit, maybe;)?