The background was painted by nature.
I took this picture along Black Creek Nature Drive.
I removed some branches from the right bottom corner to improve the composition.
Thanks for looking.
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Manual Exposure
Tv 1/1600
Av 6.3
Spot Metering
ISO 400
EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Last edited by Karl Egressy; 02-28-2012 at 08:29 PM.
Very nice shot!!! I just like the perch and what a wonderful background. Excellent pose, whites look good, and great comp. Bird looks like it could use another round of sharpening. Still a great image.
Very well done.
Lovely image Karl. Fabulous perch, great composition, and a handsome bird. I got a shot of a female at Gilbert Friday... from fifty yards! Great job getting this one.
Hi Karl, just love the way you describe the BG in your introduction. Having said that, the mixture of colours really work well together, and of course, you captured a good pose from the kingfisher. Well exposed and sharp too.