Belted Kingfisher &Re-post

Gallery: AvianPosted February 7, 2016125 views7 comments

One of my favorite birds, but difficult to capture. They are quite wary and usually take off if I approach too closely. This one landed on a river piling right in front of me and didn't seem to mind when I kept inching my way closer.

Canon 7D II
100-400 mm at 360 mm
1/320 at f7.1
ISO 640

Thanks for looking. Comments and thoughts on improvement always appreciated.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 7, 2016 at 12:48 PM

I'd love to get this close to one and get an image with good sharpness and exposure as you have here.

The perch is a bit annoying because it is so bright. I'd try bringing that brightness down in post processing.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on February 7, 2016 at 2:35 PM

Clean & simple Allen, but I would clean up the cloning/manipulation on the RHS (as viewed) of the cone.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on February 7, 2016 at 3:51 PM

"Difficult to capture" doesn't cover it. Congratulations! I think you could tone down the post a little.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on February 7, 2016 at 11:55 PM

Thanks for the comments. I made some changes as suggested to correct some cloning errors and de-emphasize the cone. I also added a bit of canvas on the left as it seemed a bit tight.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on February 8, 2016 at 10:24 AM

Better!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 8, 2016 at 2:37 PM

Nice, Allen. The repost looks really good with the post muted a bit. Good detail in the Kingfisher.

devil

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Comment posted by David Bogener on February 9, 2016 at 1:47 PM

Nice job on the repost. Good detail in this female and some interesting lighting on the creast.

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