Malachite Kingfisher and Nymph

[Dave Barnes]

Overcast conditions
All comments and crits welcome
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Exposure Compensation +2/3
ISO Speed 1600

[Morkel Erasmus]

great shot Dave - super colours and soft lighting...looking good for ISO 1600!

[Ofer Levy]

Beautiful image!You did well with the overcast conditions. Would crop a bit off the bottom to make it a standrad 2:3 vertical.

[Nevil Lazarus]

Very very nice -- certainly looks great for poor light and high ISO - Lovely bird and the catch adds to it - does look a bit high, as presented. If you took it as horizontal, it may be worth showing as such, with the top of the RHS perch also in the picture..
Regards,

Nevil Lazarus

[Harshad Barve]

If mine I may crop 1/3rd of bottom , rest is just spectacular
TFS

[Clement Francis]

Spectacular picture with a catch. When compared to beauty and colors this will definately stand 2nd to the Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher found here in India

[David Fletcher]

Just to be contrary Dave, I'm voting for leave as presented. It's a small bird and doesn't need to command the frame with those colors. Like the placement and of course, it's dinner.

[Joel Eade]

What a gorgeous bird, great work. Leave it as is IMHO.

[Danny J Brown]

Man, I love this species. Beautiful shot Dave and I love the nymph. Head feathers are pretty cool as well. All at ISO 1600!

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Like the composition as presented. Well exposed image & catch a bonus.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great capture of this brilliant bird!

[Narayan Pai]

wow lovely image and at high ISO ....great colours ,the catch is a bonus :) ...TFS

[Chris van Rooyen]

Dave this is superb! I would suggest a slight adjustment of the levels to boost the mid-tone contrast a bit??

[Dave Barnes]

Thanks to all for looking and for comments, they are all appreciated.
Chris I will look at the mid tones.