Common KF

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

D700
300mm f/2.8G VR II with TC-20E III
600mm
ISO 800
f/8 at 1/500s
Manual mode
Matrix Metering
AF-C, Dynamic 9 points
Auto white balance
Tripod inside a hide

Cropped from 4256x2832 to 2434x1671

Highlight recovery, lighten head area, linear burn some area, curve, add a bit of vibrance, NR and sharpen

My first time getting to photograph a common kingfisher, the HA is a bit off but it showed it beautiful back.

All comments and suggestions are welcome.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

excellent colors, sharpness and BG. very good techs.

It looks a bit on the brighter side on my monitor. Compostion-wise, I think the bird should be a little lower in the frame.

[gail bisson]

I like this image. IQ has held up very well despite largish crop. I love the colors in this image. Hardly "common" and a bird I would love to see in real life someday. TFS,
Gail

[Raymond Lee]

Great shot and great colours! I would also like the bird a bit lower in the frame...let's just say use rule of third in the vertical axis.

Raymond

[Arthur Morris]

I like the tucked in tail pose and the sweet BKGR. It does look a bit bright overall to me also. In general you would want more room below the bird than above. Pointing the lens down a bit and more to the left would have yielded a better COMP with the bird lower and more to our right in the frame.

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Thank you for all the comments, here is the darker version with the bird lower and more to the right in frame.

[Arthur Morris]

The repost is a big improvement. Thanks for the repost.

[Robert Holguin]

Real nice shot. I really like the background as well as the perch. Very nice pose and detail. The repost is a lot better. Well done.

[Nico Steenberg]

Great IQ and natural colours with a killer bg