The Pose

Gallery: AvianPosted July 20, 20161,649 views13 comments

Here is the same Pied Kingfisher, with the same fish-in a more classic kingfisher pose.

Rondevlei Bird Hide-Wilderness NP, Wilderness, South Africa

D810
500mm f/4
1/400s @ f/5.6
ISO 800
1/3 EV
Handheld resting on the hide window

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 20, 2016 at 6:10 PM

And a very nice classic pose, Chuck. Excellent detail. The cloudy skies made for a nice exposure, though you might select just the bird and add a little punch to it using whatever your favorite method might be.

devil

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

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 20, 2016 at 6:45 PM

Exceptional image of the kingfisher with prey, Chuck. You got an awesome pose with a great background. The lighting is ideal and exposure looks perfect. I think you can try a B&W version of this too without losing any impact. devil

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 20, 2016 at 8:59 PM

Another really nice image Chuck. The techs are spot on and the exposure is right for what looks like overcast skies you had to work with. However, I am curious what this might look like with the exposure brought up a touch, then adding some contrast and a bit of saturation to give this more pop? I might still like this one better, but if you have time, I would like to see a comparison if you haven't already tried this on your own.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on July 21, 2016 at 12:25 PM

Great pose! The detail is great (especially seen in larger version). I agree with the others that bringing the exposure up a tad might help the image.

Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on July 21, 2016 at 1:28 PM

Of the two Pied Kingfisher images, I like this one the best. It shows the detail and the fish better in my opinion. The background work so well in this image. It just blends and mimics the color of the bird.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on July 21, 2016 at 2:35 PM

Nice one, Chuck! Good to see you out there beating the bushes enlightened

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 21, 2016 at 7:52 PM

The techs look good to me on this one, Chuck. I prefer this more classic pose to the other one, too. devil

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 21, 2016 at 8:23 PM

Cracking shot Chuck, nice color palette to complement this species, always great to get a kingfisher with prey devil

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 21, 2016 at 9:19 PM

Kingfishers with fish are always great shots - nice look at the tail and head of the fish

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on July 22, 2016 at 11:39 AM

Can't do much better than that. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 22, 2016 at 7:49 PM

Sweet! Good as is, IMO. devil

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 22, 2016 at 9:02 PM

Another great kingfisher image Charles. Once again I like the muted color palette.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on July 22, 2016 at 10:05 PM

Great capture, Chuck. Nice pose and the fish is a bonus. My only small nit would be that it may benefit from a slight increase in contrast to bring out the blacks a tad bit. A small nit on a great image.

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