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    Ken Watkins
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    Default Striped Kingfisher 2

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    Taken in Mapula Concession. Northern Botswana, 18th March 2009

    EOS 1D MkIII


    500mm F4 IS Hand-held

    F9. 1/2000, ISO1250, ev+1/3rd

    Yes the sky was blue

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    Judy Lynn Malloch
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    Beautiful capture Ken with lovely lighting and excellent detail. The angle is a little steep and I wondering if it had been possible to move back a tad. Lovely composition and a nice clean BG. Many thanks for sharing.

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    Ken Watkins
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    The steep angle arose from the bird being so high in the tree. If I had moved back it would have neccessitated a far larger crop, which would probably have resulted in a far worse quality capture.
    It is quite rare to see this bird sitting in such an open position.

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    Dave Barnes
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    HI Ken. I like the feather detail and colour looks spot on. I am not mad about the comp, I would have preferred it a bit tighter. Good eye contact with nice catchlight. I would also look to darken the hot spots on the bill just a tad.
    What time of day was this captured.

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    I like the diagonal line the perch introduces. Details are very nice. To me it looks like the light might have been just a bit harsh however, it looks like you did well with the exposure.

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    Ken Watkins
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    Dave/Phil

    This was captured at 07.36, on what was obviously a relatively sunny day. I will have a look at the hotspots and perhaps try a tighter crop, but this is allready about 10% of full frame.

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