Pied Kingfisher

[Nico Steenberg]

Photographed @ Austin Roberts in Pretoria South Africa.

Canon 450D
EF 400mm f/5.6L USM

TV 1/3200
AV F5.6
ISO1600

[Richard Stern]

Hi Nico,

Well done for capturing the bird in flight with a fish in its bill. Good wing position. But to me the image looks slightly soft and noisy. 1/3200 should have stopped the action, but - and I'm not familiar with the Canon 450D - is ISO1600 usually OK? Was it much of a crop?

Richard

[Chris Korman]

I like the capture, in full stroke upwards. Icing on the cake would have been with the fish head on camera taking side.

[arash_hazeghi]

you got the great pose and the wish, but I have to agree that the image quality has suffered from noise/crop.

[Craig Brelsford]

Oh, we have those pieds over here! Thanks for the reminder that I have to add those guys to my collection soon. . . My concerns echo Richard's. There is a softness and lack of immediacy to the shot that may be the result of a heavy crop. The action however does add life to the image.

[Pieter de Waal]

Nice action capture Nico, not every day one gets the chance. Good comments above to work with.

[Nico Steenberg]

Thank every one for viewing and commenting. I agree that the hight ISO hurt the IQ of the pic !

[Doug Brown]

Agree with the above comments, but I love the wing position and the fish.

[Nico Steenberg]

Thank you Doug for viewing and commenting. Its highly appreciated