Malachite Kingfisher

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

One from the archives. Taken from the Mankwe hide in the Pilanesberg National Park.

1D MK III
600mm f/4
ss 1/1000
ISO 400

[Mital Patel]

killer all the way. superb tones. gr8 sharpness. a little lower angle would have been good but this one seems also a cracker of a shot to me

[subramanya_ck]

Wow, what a superb image. Details of the bird are very clear and the Bg is nicely complementing the colors.

[Stu Bowie]

Well exposed colours Gerrie, and that 600 sure is paying dividends with such a great close up of a little shy character. Love the sharp detail too. Well captured.

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely warm light makes those colours leap out against the BG, Gerrie. Maybe a little more room below and left.

[Arsdel Fluesmeier]

Great shot of a very colorful bird. I like the bkgnd..

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Really awesome presentation Gerrie. Love the colors and light. So tight a comp. I reckon Roman would be in awe. :D TFS.

[Harshad Barve]

Talk about the colors
tight compo works well here for me and techs spot on
TFS

[Ofer Levy]

This is so nice!! The colours are fantastic! Sharp with awesome detail. Agree about the shooting angle and also feel bird is slightly big in the frame but still awesome shot.

[Danny J Brown]

Gerrie - This bird is quickly becoming my favorite from the first time I saw one (I believe Harshad posted that image). You have captured its sublime colors beautifully and the bokeh is studio perfect! Wow - love this one.

[Dave Barnes]

Just love the IQ here Gerrie. Super image.

[Geurt Bloem]

You did very well here Gerrie!

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Thank you for viewing & commenting everyone. It is much appreciated.