Wooland Kingfisher

[Isak Pretorius]

I found this kingfisher in perfect afternoon light with a perfect background during my December visit to the Kruger National Park. It was unfortunately slightly far away, so I used my 20D for extra reach and had to settle for this composition.

20d
f5.6
iso400
1/1250
600f4 + 1.4tc
-2/3 exp comp (eval)

Kruger National Park, South Africa

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice, Isak!
Good exposure, clean composition, good sharpness and a beautiful subject. To nit pick a little, I'd crop two millimeters from the left to get rid of the unconnected branch tip.

Wish you could post it at 800 pixels, difficult to judge detail at this size.

[Robert O'Toole]

Great Job Isak, beautiful image, the interesting cascading braches make it really attractive.

Agree about the tiny crop or even a quick mask would do.

Typo in the name, its Woodland.

Robert

[Isak Pretorius]

Oopsie, thanks Robert and Fabs. I agree about the crop - will give it a try...

[John Cooper]

A lovely image if this attractive kingfisher Isak showing good detail and BG. The interesting perch further enhances the composition for me. Nice one!!

[Brian Wong]

Hi Isak!

I really enjoy how all the arcs seems to rhyme!

[Tony Whitehead]

Nice one, Isak. Love the colours and BG. Typical pose

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great image and beautiful bird. I wouldn't change the crop, just make the little piece disappear. You can post images up to 800 pixels. Makes it easier to comment and enjoy. :)

[Glenn Bartley]

A beautiful bird. I think you did about as well as possible given the distance.

[Marko Matesic]

Fantastic composition and BG...
congrats!