Giant Kingfisher

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

This one is an infriquent visitor at the hide at Mankwe dam and every now and then perches close enough to be photographed.

MK III
300mm f/2.8 L IS & 2x Convertor
1/2000
f/8
ISO500

[Brian Barcelos]

Gerrie, I like this one, The sense of speed taking off and the BG is nice. Maybe selectively sharpening the head a little would improve it.
Brian

[arash_hazeghi]

nice action shot, I think there is not enough space on the right and the branch is distracting, I would take it out. Detail is good but it seems to me that you overdid NR, if so maybe you should redo sharpening/NR.

[Stu Bowie]

Great timing Gerrie, and love the angled take off. We never know which way they will eventually take off. I like the colours in the BG, and would maybe take a bit off the LHS.

[Kobus Tollig]

Great pose and comp here. I would sharpen the head a bit more and also light up the shadows some more. Well done on this

[Jeni Williams]

Nice to see you here Gerrie!! Agree with the space on the right though; maybe crop a bit off on the left.

[Morkel Erasmus]

good advice given above but a super image to start with Gerrie! love the colour on these guys. for me it's a great pose and angle, light is good and I would go ahead with selective sharpening of the head.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful Image, loved the species, the took off pose adds well here...

[Alan Murphy]

Nice timing. A little too much neg space on the left for me.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Well timed and good posture! The light was a bit harsh, but the sharpness is good especially for a 2X converter. Overall I think the image could be warmed up a bit?

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Thank you for viewing & the constructive comments everyone. It is much appreciated.

[Chris Kotze]

Super pose, well timed and captured. I agree with some less space in front.

[David Fletcher]

Great action and some very constructive suggestions to polish it off.