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Kingfisher

by Scott Frye

Gallery: AvianPosted January 23, 2014124 views10 comments
Kingfisher at Veterans Oasis Park -- Chandler, Arizona

1/2500 at f8 and ISO500
Canon 7D
Canon 500mm with 1.4 TC

Visitor to the Arizona Desert and very camera shy -- happy to get this elusive bird

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 23, 2014 at 1:35 PM
Nice pose and a nice fragile perch ! Grtz, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on January 23, 2014 at 2:04 PM
I love birds which seem too big for the perch!! Great depth of filed on this too. Great stuff!!
JohnR
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 23, 2014 at 2:49 PM
Good catch! I have tried many times, but they are almost unapproachable here. Excellent pose, perch and detail. :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 23, 2014 at 4:48 PM
Love these birds, although I've never had the opportunity to shoot one.
Very good techs Scott. I like the under-sized perch, making the bird seem even larger.
Well done! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 23, 2014 at 7:48 PM
Just an awesome image. These birds are so difficult to get close to but you got a really beautiful shot and with such a curious look on the bird.
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 23, 2014 at 8:08 PM
really nice, Scott. very good pose, nice composition. for me the molting breast feathers (older brownish ones with fresher gray ones coming in) add a lot of interest. in the larger version I see some noise in the shadowed lower breast, perhaps from cropping or exposure adjustments?
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by John Neukirch on January 23, 2014 at 8:39 PM
Exceptional capture of this small beauty Scott. I've yet to get a decent photograph of a kingfisher. Really like the head turn and catch light in the eye. :toast:
Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 23, 2014 at 9:54 PM
Excellent, Scott. This is a very tough bird to get. I love the head turn.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 24, 2014 at 6:31 AM
Nice one Scott - I like the inquisitive pose
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 24, 2014 at 7:38 AM
Great inquisitive pose! This bird has been very difficult for me to get close to...they fly anytime they are approached! Nice details, too. Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments