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    Loong-Tat Wong
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    Default oriental dwarf kingfisher

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    HI
    Sharing an image of an oriental dwarf kingfisher who obliged with a nice crab in bill :)
    Would appreciate all comments! Thanks.
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    1dmk4 600mm f4 TC 1.4 f8 1/8 EV 0.67 ISO 800 MLU tripod no flash

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    Loong-Tat:

    Great timing, crab add a lot. Nice angle of bird, size of perch.
    To my eye, there is a light green cast on bird from foliage, might be interesting to try and neutralize it a bit.
    I tried a version in photoshop with curves layer, set white point on the white shoulder flash, and that seemed to do the job nicely. Fairly subtle change, but might be worth a look.

    Lovely little bird.

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    Randy

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    Amazing colours on the KF, and the crab catch is a nice bonus. We obviously dont get these guys over here, but would love to see one.

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    wow , I have wonderful memories of this bird
    excellent image and advise above
    TFS

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    Way cool scene!! I love the crab. Image seems a bit soft, some sharpening to get the fine detail for web presentation would be advised. Tough to get it perfectly sharp with 1/8s.!! Randy's suggestion for colour cast is valid and worth exploring...

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    Holy cow, your bird has a bad case of crabs!
    In all seriousness, cool species and the crab in the beak is nice. I agree it is a bit soft.

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    Pretty sharp for a 1/8 shot !! Agree about the colour cast .

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    Very nice perch, BG and great colors, food is a big plus but lack of sharpness is hurting this image.
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