Fish for Breakfast

Gallery: AvianPosted April 26, 2013136 views9 comments

I suppose this is nothing new for this Pied Kingfisher, this was taken from a drifting boat on the Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

EOS 1DX
500mm F4 MkII
F7.1
ISO 800
1/16000

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Martin Dunn on April 26, 2013 at 3:20 AM

Nice shot Ken. subject works well against the background. It looks as though there are a couple of patch of blown white - just above the shoulder and on the leg. Might be worth trying to dim those down a bit.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on April 26, 2013 at 3:25 AM

Martin,

The patches are not really blown, well that is what PS shows, but they are certainly too bright, I will tone them down a bit!

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 26, 2013 at 3:36 AM

What a beautiful kingfisher!
Great eye, pose, and prey.
The large version is quite sharp, so i wonder if a tighter crop might be even better? There is a lot of log in the present version that doesn't add anything, and actually overwhelms the bird a bit.(IMO) .
A program like Viveza (very highly recommended) would subdue those small hot spots easily, plus add some further definition.

Excellent image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on April 26, 2013 at 3:46 AM

Sandy,

I feel a re-post coming on, I do have all of the Nik stuff so I will give it a go. Thanks very much for your suggestion

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 26, 2013 at 12:42 PM

Interesting contrast with the kingfisher and those wonderful background colors. This could possibly be a vertical crop as well. Nice job of getting this from a boat and good timing to get the fish in mouth.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 26, 2013 at 12:50 PM

Excellent detail in the larger version, Ken. A nice image with lots of interest and good composition. It looks like you did an excellent job handling some fairly harsh light.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 26, 2013 at 11:22 PM

What a great bird. I look forward to the re-post.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on April 27, 2013 at 2:04 AM

Jim, Dennis and Jim,

Thanks for your kind comments, I'll get working on the re-post soon.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on April 27, 2013 at 3:08 AM

Here is the best I could do having got my back up of the RAW from my server backup.
Could not really get the whites any better I am afraid, but I have adjusted the crop and eliminated the grass. Please bear in mind that this crop is around 35% of full frame

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments