KINGFISHER

Gallery: AvianPosted October 14, 2013134 views5 comments

CANON 7D, SIGMA 300-800, 1/320th sec at f8 and iso400. Hide

It's taken me nearly 9 years to get a decent image of this species.
I've spent over 30 hours in my hide now to get just 2/3 mins shooting
but that doesn't matter. I'm hoping they stay around and even nest
around this pool. The pool is quite dark so there is not much I can
do about the background.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 14, 2013 at 12:05 PM

The KF stands out really nice against the black BG. You are a patient man

and it paid off ! Congrats, cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 14, 2013 at 1:27 PM

Sweet image, Graham. While the head turn might not be to some tastes, I like the rather pensive looking (anthropomorphic, I know) pose in this image. The dark bg works just fine for me.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 14, 2013 at 8:12 PM

A great little bird that you have highlighted eloquently against the black background. Congrats on the patience because it paid off!

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on October 19, 2013 at 2:59 PM

Well worth sticking at it Graham very nice indeed, I don't have a problem with the dark bg in fact I like it!

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 14, 2015 at 10:07 AM

Hey Graham,
They say "Good things come to those who wait" and this is truly proof of that.
I also like the background, the colors, the perch and the pose as well.

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments