Belted Kingfisher Landing

**Jim Neiger** · 10-23-2009, 08:36 PM

Brevard County, FL - 1D3, 500mm+1.4xTC, hand held, 1/3200, F7.1, ISO 800, manual exposure

I went out today for an afternoon shoot and ended up with this and a few others I liked.

Malcolm Benn · 10-23-2009, 08:45 PM

lol you almost sound disappointed Jim. It's a wonderful image, I like the wing position with a bit of the far wing showing and the head angle is perfect. Just curious why you left so much of the frame to the right of the perch?

**Jim Neiger** · 10-23-2009, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by Malcolm Benn

lol you almost sound disappointed Jim. It's a wonderful image, I like the wing position with a bit of the far wing showing and the head angle is perfect. Just curious why you left so much of the frame to the right of the perch?

Thanks, Malcolm. I thought he needed a little space to fly into and land.

**Arthur Morris** · 10-23-2009, 08:55 PM

Love the wing position, the BKGR, and the loverly COMP. Did you use AF for this one? But my favorite part of the image is the feet.

**Jim Neiger** · 10-23-2009, 09:00 PM

Thanks, Artie. The feet were my favorite part too. I used AF and tracked him thru several frames of flight and the landing. I also got a few like this using the 2x. See, you should have joined me.

Malcolm Benn · 10-23-2009, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by Jim Neiger

Thanks, Malcolm. I thought he needed a little space to fly into and land.

Thanks Jim, I guess for me it's always trying to figure out how much is enough.

**Raymond Barlow** · 10-23-2009, 09:25 PM

killer shot Jim, congrats., probably the best flight image of a kf I have seen.

**Stephen Stephen** · 10-23-2009, 10:13 PM

Jim wonderful image. Great head turn too. I don't believe that I've ever seen a photo showing the underside of a KF's feet.

**Keith Bauer** · 10-23-2009, 10:18 PM

Oh man.... This is really great. Love the action you captured here. This is right up there with the best of the best for kingfishers. As I recall you have a kingfisher that might be a better than this, but I really like this. First one of these I've ever seen with the bird coming in for a landing. Congrats on this image.

**Harshad Barve** · 10-23-2009, 10:21 PM

killer image , nearly everything spot on , looks like he was posing for you ,
In ideal conditions , I would have prefered bird looking towards perch
TFS

Dave Phillips · 10-23-2009, 10:24 PM

this is soooooper Jim, but the feet are so sharp and detailed......love it.
Like seeing the underwing fan as well.....a rare view

**Doug Brown** · 10-23-2009, 11:05 PM

Pretty darn good Jim! Congrats!

**Morkel Erasmus** · 10-24-2009, 03:13 PM

I echo Doug. Pretty darn good. Love the under-feet being visible...

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