B&W Pied Kingfisher

[Stu Bowie]

As the light, was from the wrong side, and I really wanted to show this image with the kingfishers catch placed perfectly in his beak, I decided to convert to B&W and hopefully make something of it.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/2500
F/5.6
ISO 400

Exp Comp +0.33
Hand Held

[denise ippolito]

Hi Stuart, Beautifully placed catch indeed!! I like your composition and feel your conversion is nice. I might tone down the perch a bit and open up the eye area just a bit. Always love to see these guys and this is a unique shot!!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Stuart, thought I would bring the image into PS and see if I could lighten the shadow area of the bird a bit. A number of good qualities to the image. I like the positioning of the bird within the frame and the fact he has a fish. Nice contrast in the birds feathers also.You previously stated about the shade and possibly a better HA but all in all I like the image and feel you definately made something out of it!!

[Stu Bowie]

Denise, Dave, thanks for your feedback and input.

Dave, your repost looks great - thanks.

[Julie Kenward]

Good job on the repost, Dave! That eye really pops now! You sure have a doozy of an image here, Stuart and I think you did well to do the B&W version - it really adds a dramatic touch!

[Christopher Miller]

Very nice, Stuart! Love the pose of both of the bird and fish! Dave's repost is perfect.

[Connie Mier]

Despite the lighting, this is a great catch, congratulations Stuart for capturing a difficult subject. It was a good idea to convert to B&W and the repost is an improvement as well. And the fish pose is a bonus.