Giant Kingfisher

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

This is the feamale of the species. I posted the male on the 12th. It is posted following a suggestion by Tony in order to show the difference in plumage.:)

1D MK III
600mm f/4 + 1.4x convertor
1/1600
f/7.1
ISO 800

[Tony Whitehead]

Good one, Gerrie. Lovely streamlined launch pose and BG. May be able to back the sharpening off the bill a little. There is a little blurring/clone pattern on top and bottom of the left side of the perch which is a little distracting.

[Harshad Barve]

Lovely image Gerrie , liked the pose and stance
TFS

[Stu Bowie]

I like the streamlined pose Gerrie, together with the sweet light. Lovely complimentary colours in the BG too. Well captured.

[Chris Kotze]

Super pose, colour and light well captured. Excellent BG

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Good work Gerry, glad Tony noticed the blur on perch. Well done! I like it, good take off pose and light is well handled. Thanks for sharing. :)

[Ajit Huilgol]

This is a beautiful bird, Gerry! I have only seen this species once, in St Lucia recently, but the bg was a mess. Congrats on getting one out in the open!

[Doug Brown]

Nice one Gerrie! I particularly like the pose; kind of reminds me of a dart. Love the light too.

[David Fletcher]

Cracking timing Gerrie. Love that light and bg. Nice one!

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Rush job = sloppy post processing Tony.:o Thank you for viewing & commenting everyone. It is much appreciated.:)

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Great pose, light, composition and background. Agree that it might be a bit oversharpened. JR