Malachite-Kingfisher

[J van Noordwyk]

Hi to all
I removed a piece of the perch above the birds head, corp all round,sharpind and pulled up the contrast a tat.
Johan.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent pose light details and wing position. just wish the perch did not merge with the neck

[Dumay de Boulle]

Lovely detail and IQ. Very nice pose, seems a bit bright overall but otherwise very nice image!

[Allen Sparks]

Excellent pose you caught with those open wings! I really like this. I'd be interested in seeing the exif data for this shot to have a better idea how you captured it.

[Doug Brown]

Super pose and great sharpness! Agree with Arash about the perch merging with the neck. Please include your EXIF data when posting images. Thanks!

[J van Noordwyk]

Thanks for the comments and good advice
sorry about the EXIF stuf Doug and Allen I'll lern as we go.
camera canon 1D MK 4
lens canon 500f4
shutter speed 1/5000 sec
AV f4
ISO 800
The low AV and high speed was to get this fast birdie in flight and not to blur the wings.
thanks again
Johan.

[Satish Ranadive]

Great pose captured.Beautiful composition.Lovely lights and colors.Love the pose and details.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

I love sharp wing tips...good call on ISO and SS. One heck of a pose...one of the best poses I've seen. Agree with Dumay that is looks a tad bright....but not much.

Killer sharpness!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very lovely light, bird and pose, the perch has been mentioned. Thanks for sharing.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.

[J van Noordwyk]

Thanks guys I appreciate these comments verry much.
Johan.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Superb wing position Johan and excellent timing to get this very fast customer.