Pied Kingfisher

[Harshad Barve]

Dear all
Made in morning with D700 , 600mm, 1/1250, ISO 400, 5.6 , tripod
All C & C are welcome and much appreciated
Harshad

ps , forgot to mention this is 50% of FF

[Rohan Kamath]

nicely timed image...liked the concentration in the action of the bird... that small droplet just falling off and the 2 below the breast band add nicely...could the eye region be recovered a little in PP??


-Cheers,
Rohan
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[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Love the wing position and the concentration look on this guy. Maybe a catch light might help bring out the eye more.

[Kiran Poonacha]

but Nice pose, details and comp Bhai...

[Doug Brown]

Love the muted BG color and the great wing position. The water droplet is nice too. If only you had a little more eye contact.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great wing position and look of concentration! A little more eye contact would be nice but he is hunting and the prey is his concern. A real beauty Harshad!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool hovering pose and BG. I would try to get more details in the blacks, particularly the eye and tone down the highlights.

[denise ippolito]

Harshad, Beautiful pose and BG . Maybe lighten the eye area a bit. Very nicely done!!:)

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Like the wing position & composition. Pity you could not get catchlight in the eye. Ditto Axel on blacks & highlights.:)

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Lovely wing spread you have caught here, Harshad . IMHO, the contrast is a bit on the higher side , and +1 on the catchlight .

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Harshad, liked the BG and pose. I also think that playing a bit with contrast might help.

[arash_hazeghi]

Sweet shot Harshad everything is excellent just wish for a bit more eye contact :)

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful composition, Harshad. I love the pose and the light. Wonderful bg.

[David Fletcher]

Fabulous pose and love that little water drop Harshad. Any work on the eye will take it up a level.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Just lacking some more eye contact Harshadbhai! :) I know, a fussy bunch here. But a good point. Awesome pose!