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    Ken Watkins
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    Default Malachite Kingfisher

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    This was taken on Lake Manze channel on one of our afternoon trips down water birds paradise, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, 31st August 2010

    EOS 1D Mk IV

    500mm F4 IS hand held fron drifting boat

    F5, ISO 800, 1/5000, EV-0.33 ()

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    Beautiful light and colours! Sharp and a sweet pose. A bit tight on the left for me. How much of a crop is it ?

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    Exposure on the bird is superb, detail and colours are outstanding.

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    Ofer,

    Difficult to say how much of a crop this is but it is large at best 15% of original RAW.

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    great Ken details held up pretty well for the crop.
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    Lovely image Ken well captured with nice colours and detail

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    lovely image , may be worth to give try for loose frame
    TFS

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    Real nice shot. Great pose, nice detail, and wonderful light.
    Well done.

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    Well exposed on the colours Ken, as some can oversaturate these little jewels. Super pose, and I like how the MK is perched at the end of the perch.

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    Ken,
    A beautiful image, I love the colors on these birds and your image presents this species so well here. The light is magical and really brought out some great details, I like the fact the birds pose follows the same elements as the perch, I find that pleasing. I might consider a tad off the top, perhaps added to the bottom instead if that perch area is pleasing. then a bit added behind as well, also clone the double catch-light in the birds eye. Beautiful image, Great for you to add this to your files.

    Dan

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    Dan,

    Thanks for pointing out the double catch light I had not noticed that, concentrating on the beautiful colours I suppose

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    What an amazing image, it all came together here - a great shot well done.

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