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    One of my favourite images from our trip a few weeks ago to photograph Pied and Malachite Kingfishers from a small boat.

    A small bream from the same lake was used to entice this bird to dive for the cameras.

    All comments most welcome...this is about a 50% crop

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    Excellent action and timing.

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    Superb timing to get the diving pose before the kingfisher hits the water. However, I find myself wandering around the bottom half of the image to find the spot which it'll hit the water. Maybe more space in the bottom right corner will achieve the effect of having a focal point where the bird aiming for? Not sure if I make sense...just my random thoughts :)

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    Nicely done, Morkel- another one! You must have some quick hands.

    Does this need some slight CW rotation, or is it just me?

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    Very nice pose that shows the dorsal view very nicely. Wish the water was another color to showcase him better.
    Good timing.

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    thanks a lot for the feedback Fabs, Colin, Jay & Danny...

    maybe it does need a slight rotation - this was a very quick process this morning... :o
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    looks nice Morkel, tough to get dive pose, did very well.
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    thanks for the comment Arash...
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    WEll captured mate. Great detail despite the crop. I would leave a little more room around if it were mine. Congrats! :)

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    thanks bro - will look into that :)
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