Belted Kingfisher in flight

[sandra calderbank]

1/1250 f 5.0
Canon 600mm IS f4 lens tripod mounted
ISO 200
taken at Viera Wetlands, Florida, October 2009

[subramanya_ck]

Wow, what a good looking flight shot. Exposure is bang on and the the timing is just pefect. Moreover this bird is a first timer for me...very well done

[Daniel Belasco]

Very nice. Lovely wing position and bg.
TFS

[Danny Laredo]

Sandra, big concrats ona tough to get image.
No simple task to get these guys in flight and you did it superbly.

[Jim Fenton]

These creatures are next to impossible (for me) to get decent flight shots of so I think this is just special :)

Whites a tad hot behind the head but overall the exposure looks great.

I might try blurring the background a bit more...not that the bird doesn't pop nicely now, but just to even it out a bit.

I'm jealous.

[sandra calderbank]

Thanks for all the kind words and suggestions. I waited an eternity (it seemed) for him to fly. I will try to tone down the whites a bit and blur the background a bit.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice job!
Looks like this guy's a bullet. Back ground noise and cooked whites has been mentioned. I would suggest a moderate crop on bottom.

[Ray Rozema]

Wow great timing and detail. Might consider deaturating the BKGR and another vote for tighter crop.