Pied Kingfisher

[Varun Bellie]

Location: India, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
Tech Specs : Center weighted metering, iso:200, f/8 , 1/500 sec, ec: - 1.5

[Dave Hassell]

Although the background is darkish the bird 'pops' right out. I think it is well composed and focussed.
What camera and lens did you use?

Dave.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Sharpness, angle and BG look very good. I might tone down the whites a bit more, remove the lower catchlight and sharpen the perch a bit less.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Ditto Axel's comments. What a beautiful bird with a lovely pose and beautiful eye contact. Many thanks for sharing Varun.

[Stu Bowie]

Super close up, and I agree with removing the second catch light.

[Dave Leroy]

A very interesting looking bird.
I like how the green bg adds to the black and white of the bird. Nice contrast.
Yes, I am also curious about the gear you used. It seems you were very close.
Dave

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Nice, well exposed image on excellent BG with perfect head position. Very well done. I see a slight sharpening halo around the beak.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great close-up! The eye looks like it is made of glass.

[Varun Bellie]

Hi all, thanks for the comments. The equipment used here is Canon 40D, Canon 300mm f/4 L IS USM + Canon 1.4x extender

[Chris Baker]

I echo the above, great shot, I wish....