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Laughing Kookaburra
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Laughing Kookaburra

by Simon Bennett

Gallery: AvianPosted March 16, 201497 views11 comments
Laughing Kookaburra photographed at a local waterhole.

Canon 5D3, EF500mm f/4, tripod, hide, ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/3200, ec -1/3, vertical crop from horizontal, image rotated a bit.

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 16, 2014 at 2:53 PM
Beautiful bird, perch and colors. Quite a large bird (the largest of the Kingfisher Family I assume) - although the image doesn't give that away. Anyway, a great shot with very good techs ! :toast: , hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Marina Scarr on March 16, 2014 at 3:47 PM
What a lovely portrait. Great color palette, pose and feather details.
Registered on March 6, 2014, 11 Posts, 104 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 16, 2014 at 5:55 PM
Excellent in every way Simon. Beautiful eye detail particularly and the background is buttery smooth. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 16, 2014 at 6:07 PM
Incredible detail in this little bird - nice complimentary perch as well
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 16, 2014 at 8:27 PM
Excellent portrait. The detail in the larger version is exceptional. All of the techs look to be right on the money. The comp and perch are nice as well. I keep going back to the "talon" on the main toe on the right foot as we view it. Size wise, this guy may be outdoing an eagle. Great job. :toast:
Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments
Comment posted by William Bickle on March 17, 2014 at 9:45 AM
Hello Simon

Well done Capture.

Was this a Mid day Capture? Details are excellent , Pose & Background add to the Image.

Thanks for Sharing.

Bill
Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 17, 2014 at 3:17 PM
Very nice image Simon. I like the angle of the head implying he is looking for a meal opportunity below. Techs are great as usual.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 18, 2014 at 6:39 AM
Nice one SImon, like the typical 'eyes downcast' pose
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 19, 2014 at 11:49 AM
Wonderful detail in the larger image and I like the pose.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 19, 2014 at 9:34 PM
Excellent shot Simon, love the downward pose and how it contrasts with the upward diagonal perch. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on April 28, 2014 at 9:16 PM
Very nice image Simon. Love seeing images of our birds taken under normal conditions within their own environments.

:toast:

I am so sick of looking at set-up images of Aussie birds that I never even click to see them beyond a thumbnail.
They simply look artificial to me.
Registered on April 24, 2004, 25 Posts, 510 Comments