Kingfisher

Gallery: AvianPosted December 20, 2010169 views16 comments

Two weeks ago , from a pond in southern Tuscany .
Canon 40D ,Sigma 400 apo , ISO 400 , 1/2500 , F 6.3 , hide .
PS CS2 , large crop , routine sharpening .
Many thanks for your comments and critiques .
Best wishes for Christmas and New Year .
Giorgio

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on December 20, 2010 at 11:43 AM

Excellent image of this Lady! A classic look!

Same wishes to you for Christmas and New Year!

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 20, 2010 at 11:59 AM

The back view of this Kingfisher is really pretty. Love the colors against that background. This feels like a vertical to me. Have you considered a vertical crop?

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on December 20, 2010 at 12:41 PM

Thanks for comments !
For Keith : I have considered vertical , but have preferred horizontal because it seemed more suited to the subject's look direction
Giorgio

Registered on November 16, 2007, 87 Posts, 793 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 20, 2010 at 5:13 PM

Terrific. Love the colors and comp. That beak looks top heavy, as though the bird will topple over.
Great bg as well, Giorgio.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 20, 2010 at 5:35 PM

A great image of a beautiful bird

Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on December 20, 2010 at 6:01 PM

Great shot, Giorgio.
Good composition, pose and detail for this colorful bird

Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on December 20, 2010 at 6:38 PM

Lovely image - I especially like the pose and smooth background.

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on December 20, 2010 at 6:52 PM

Well done, simple and to the point. Great colors and comp.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 20, 2010 at 7:04 PM

Love this as posted Giorgio. Great colors and a nice simple comp.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 20, 2010 at 7:19 PM

I really like this as you've presented it Giorgio - with that large beak pointing left I'd have made this horizontal too Exellent clean image with beautiful colors.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 20, 2010 at 7:55 PM

Giorgio,

The colors of this bird are wonderful, love the pose, eye contact and the comp you used. The subtle tones of the background compliment the bird very well.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 20, 2010 at 9:39 PM

Wonderful! This one really pops from the screen. Large crop or not, it looks like pretty good detail in the plumage. Lovely shot!

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 21, 2010 at 12:28 AM

Technically perfect, great pose and lovely color palette. And a stunningly beautiful bird.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 21, 2010 at 10:32 AM

Everything looks top-notch to me Giorgio, not one nit.
Excellent!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 21, 2010 at 12:10 PM

Giorgio,
great pose, perfect background and excellent detail. Brilliantly done.

Auguri you too.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 21, 2010 at 8:52 PM

Very nice. Beautiful colors, iridescence and great detail. The background color nicely sets off the bird.

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