Great gig in the sky

[MohsenVahedipour]

Hi,

I took this White-throated Kingfisher after an unsuccessful dive in Bamdej marsh, south west of IRAN. The perch was so ugly & I decided to crop it as portrait. I'm not sure whether it works or not?

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM +2.0x
Image Date: 2011-12-06
Focal Length: 800mm
Focus Distance: 13.1m
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.0010 s (1/1000)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: +0.33 EV
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Macintosh

[Randy Stout]

Mohsen:

This is one unhappy looking bird~ I don't know if it is the fact that he missed the fish, or his hair do is really messed up!

Sharp, well exposed. It might be interesting to see the original to see what your cropping options were. It is OK to add the original of this image to the thread.

Cheers

Randy

[MohsenVahedipour]

Thanks Randy.

Here is the original shot,

[Randy Stout]

Mohsen:

Thanks for posting the original. I think you did a good job cropping, considering the perch. I would probably add a little bit more below, just above the pipe, to show the curve of the belly, and have a bit more showing on the left, so there is a sliver of BG showing.
Looking forward to more.

Cheers

Randy