Pied Kingfisher

[Chris van Rooyen]

Captured this image at a very popular bird hide in the Kruger National Park.

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Date/Time: 2007:08:03 15:002
Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Lens: 500mm
Focal length: 700mm

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great light,colors,timing and bg,nice work Chris!

[Glenn Bartley]

Wow. Thats all I can say :)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Excellent timing! I like the pose details, perch and BG. The droplets add to it.

[Harold Davis]

beautiful image, chris. perfection!

[Jim Poor]

Superb in all respects. Wow! Those BG colors are to die for.

[Mike Lentz]

Superb image!

[Marko Matesic]

Great colors and moment...water drops are nice touch!

[Maxis Gamez]

Absolutely amazing! Excellent capture.

[Gary Dumer]

A Typical Outstanding Shot from you Chris

Action, IQ, Comp makes it truely Outstanding!!

[Stephen Earle]

The position of the feet makes this even more special. Inspiring photography Chris.

[Vincent Grafhorst]

Fantastic image Chris! A pity it does not carry a fish. Nevertheless an absolute winner IMO. The jpeg post is maybe a bit oversharpened though.

[Stu Bowie]

Superb comp, and excellent exposure and sharpness. I like the water droplets too.

[Alexander Koenders]

Verry impresive Chris. I like this verry much.