(W-repost) Lesser Pied Kingfisher

Gallery: AvianPosted September 21, 2017993 views8 comments

When I started nature photography, the first thing which fascinated me was bird in flight, it still do so. enlightened

Thank you so much for your kind comments & views!
Canon 5D IV; 100-400mm; ISO 320; 1/2500 sec. at F 5.6

Jagdeep Rajput

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8 comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on September 21, 2017 at 5:09 PM

Very nice wing position and I like the eye contact. This appears to be a large crop? There is some noise and perhaps a tiny bit of over sharpening. Still a fine image.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 21, 2017 at 6:20 PM

Excellent, Jagdeep, and a tough shot to get. I like the sky showing through the wings.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on September 22, 2017 at 10:41 AM

Jagdeep: I really like how you've captured the full wing spread. Techs are spot on. Richard

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on September 23, 2017 at 1:03 AM

A great in-flight capture of a beautiful Kingfisher, Jagdeep! I like the transparency of the wing feathers also. The large version shows a significant amount of noise, which doesn't make sense for only ISO-320 with that camera so I'm guessing it must have been a pretty significant crop?

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 24, 2017 at 1:34 AM

Thanks friends!
The crop is not so significant, I'll try to reprocess the file and address the noise.

Jagdeep Rajput crying

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 24, 2017 at 4:07 AM

Jagdeep,
I have tried for years to get a flying shot of a Pied Kingfisher, never got anything as good as this.
I agree that trying to reduce the noise in the background would make for a better image, and perhaps a slight reduction in blue?
Look forward to the re-post.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 26, 2017 at 1:14 PM

Thanks friends!
David & Gary: I was mistaken, it was indeed a large crop. angel

Ken : Here's the repost.

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Comment posted by Ry Birge on September 27, 2017 at 4:54 PM

Great capture! Not much I can suggest to improve. Nice blue background, the birds in focus, keep up the good work! Ry

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