The Toss

Gallery: AvianPosted July 24, 20161,417 views11 comments

Another kingfisher from my visit to Rondevlei hide- this is a different bird and on a different perch. The branch/log was used quite extensively by the kingfishers that were fishing that day evidenced by the blood stains on the branch.

Rondevlei Bird Hide, Rondevlei Nature Reserve, Wilderness, South Africa

D810
500mm f/4
TC-14E III
1/1000s @ f/7.1
ISO 640
1/3 EV
Handheld resting on the blind window

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 24, 2016 at 4:38 PM

Excellent all around, Chuck. Nice composition, exposure and detail, and great action.

devil

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 24, 2016 at 8:01 PM

Very nice series of shots, Charles. I've enjoyed them a lot. Good lighting and great detail on all of them. devil

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 24, 2016 at 8:44 PM

Excellent capture of the kingfisher tossing its prey. The image is very sharp. The perch makes a great secondary point of focus. You may be able bump up the saturation a little bit more for more impact.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on July 24, 2016 at 9:22 PM

Another nice shot of this kingfisher, Chuck. You caught the fish in just the right moment.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 25, 2016 at 3:26 AM

Nice pose, fine detail, and catching the fish mid-gulp is tough,
The bit of red in the open mouth adds a bit of contrast to the B and W.
Very nice image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 25, 2016 at 1:55 PM

Terrific, Chuck. I like that the bird's mouth – the target for the fish – is the only color, making it the target for the viewer's eye as well.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 25, 2016 at 2:23 PM

A fun image and a good action catch. I think you did everything right on this one and I really enjoy looking at it.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on July 25, 2016 at 3:23 PM

Great moment ! Nice overall colors in the image as well, they all work very well together ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 26, 2016 at 11:56 AM

Cool action. Excellent work.
May

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 26, 2016 at 7:10 PM

Great action Chuck, if it were mine I would bump the contrast a touch on this one. devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 26, 2016 at 9:44 PM

This kingfisher sure gave a good show and you took full advantage of it Chuck. Really nice timing on this one. I agree with some of the processing suggestions (a touch of saturation and contrast), but still a very nice image all around. Great job!

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