Malachite Kingfisher

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Taken at Mankwe hide in the Pilansberg National Park.

30D
100-400 @ 400mm
ss 1/125
f/8
ISO 400

[Harshad Barve]

Gerrie ,
yet another spectacular image from you , riot of colors , techs spot on
TFS

[Jim Fenton]

Definitely a colorful subject, but it appears to be lost in the brightnesss of the background.

Perhaps some brightening of the head area would open it up?

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great colors, sharpness and eye contact look good, too. I wish the BG were a bit more uniform and might lighten the eye.

[denise ippolito]

Really beautiful colorful image. Nice pose and details. I agree w/ lightening the eye just a bit. Another really nice Kingfisher image!!

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Amazing amazing image. Sharpness personified . Agree with the nits mentioned .

[Mital Patel]

most beautiful small bird in world this is in various colors available. this is truely an awesome capture.

[Arthur Morris]

Sharp and vibrant but the blues are too purple. And yes, the eye and the eye socket could stand to be lightened. Perfect pose and head angle.

[Betsie Storm]

Cannot add anything else but respects, Gerrie. You seem to be training the rest of the KF's as well! Thanks for sharing.

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

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

[Varun Bellie]

Fabulous shot, what Colours! great looking Kingfisher, you have got him really close considering the focal length. Maybe selective shadow-highlighting on the eye area will enhance it even more further