Common Kingfisher

[Danny Laredo]

C.K'fishers arrive in Israel for the summer (early August and migrate back to europe late november)
This is an image from last summer...

20D 500F4 ISO200 1/640 F8 FF



All c&c welcomed and appreciated.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Overall pretty nice. I like the pose, perch, and BG. Perhaps a little too much contrast, but I like this alot. Well balanced comp :-)

[Bob Malbon]

Sweet capture! Might try to lighten up the eye area and a bit off the bottom leaving just some of the connection of the limbs and off the top to get the bill pointing towards the corner. Bob

[Mike Lentz]

Beautiful BG and nicely balanced comp!
I'm not overly familiar with the bird, but it seems Daniel maybe corrct about dialing back the contrast a few notches. Overall a fantastic image!

[Bill Jobes]

Nice capture setting for a really beautiful bird.

I'd consider trying to brighten the head to balance out the brightly lit tail.

Also extend the space on the right to include the cropped portion of the branch.

[Mark Dumbleton]

Super BG, comp and colours. Feels a tad dark but overall a very pleasing image!

[Ramon M. Casares]

I agree with all the comments above, and want to ad that I loved the perch and colors, BG and detail. Congratulations!

[Paul Marcellini]

Great perch and bird. Agree, just knock down the contrast a touch. I like the overall comp too.

[Stu Bowie]

Super comp, and like how his pose and beak follow the other perch. Good light, and nice and sharp.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Absolutely a stunning image and composition. As mentioned toning down the saturation a tad would put this over the top. Love it !!!!

[Danny Laredo]

Hope this repost is a bit better

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose, BG, details, perch and composition. I think I would prefer something between the original and the repost.