Perching Pied

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Captured this one after an unsuccessfull attempt to catch a fish at Mankwe hide in the Pilanesberg National Park.

1D MKIII
300mm f/2.8 + 2x convertor
ss 1/1250
f/8
ISO 400

[Betsie Storm]

Well captured, Gerrie. I like the eye contact & nice catchlight in the eye, going by all the KF posts & own attempts it is not easy to get the eye clear from the surrounding black feathers. Nice underwing detail and sun on the body. Have to find time to visit Mankwe hide again:)

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gerrie, that 300mm sure is sharp. Great timing for the landing, and I like the wingspread here. There are areas on the chest that look a bit hot, and I would remove the second catchlight. Im with Betsie, have to get back there as soon as the water level rises again. Cheers.

[Harshad Barve]

This is teriffic ,
TFS

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Superb stuff. I like the spread out wings. The water droplets add to the image.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Amazing shot. The slightly blurred wingspread and the flying water droplets add so much. Congrats.

[Dave Barnes]

Super timing Gerrie. great pose showing both wings spread out. Comp works well. Some good advice from Stu.

[Morkel Erasmus]

agree with Stu but super timing and sharpness Gerrie! you've got these kingfishers well trained :)

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

How sick is this Gerrie? An incredibly well-timed landing mate. Agree with removing second catchlight. I am in awe man!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful timing here Bhai, loved the details and comp too, congrats

[David Fletcher]

Fabulous shot Gerrie. Man you have those PK's trained to perfection. Congratulations on a fine shot.

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Thank you for viewing & commenting lady & gentlemen. It is much appreciated. Will attend to the catchlight.

Will drop you a message when the water level has risen Betsie & Stu.

[Jim Crosswell]

Very sharp and well timed image!

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

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

[Narayan Pai]

nice landing shot, good timing ,composition and details ....TFS