My first Pied KF

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

D700
300mm f/2.8G VR II with TC-20E III
600mm
ISO 1250
f/7.1 at 1/640s
Manual mode
Matrix Metering
AF-C, Dynamic 9 points
Auto white balance
Tripod inside a hide

Cropped from 4256x2832 to 1996 x 1287

Adjust WB to 5150, lighten eye, bill and part of the face, linear burn, curve for contrast, NR and sharpen

My first ever Pied Kingfisher but it's a bit far away and side lighting, at least the light was not too harsh. Hope to encounter these guy more :)

All comments and suggestions are welcome.

[Sachin Saraf]

Really nice capture and you did great in PP as lighting looks even on bird..Superb BG,perch and HA. I would crop it from bottom and add some more space at top as the OOF perch in FG is bit distracting.

Something like this.. (I did some USM Original file would take it even better)

[Alan Murphy]

A beautiful image. No nits from me.

[gail bisson]

I like the composition of the repost as it removes some of the overwhelming perch and would give a bit more room on top if you have it. Really nice BG and HA,
Gail

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image with nice details.love the composition in post by Sachin Saraf.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Terrific exposure and super sweet BG. Crop-wise, I'd go somewhere between the two...personal preference.