Kingfisher on perch

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted January 28, 2018170 views4 comments

I struggled with the classification on this but I think this is the proper category. The picture was taken early morning. It was quite foggy and there was a kingfisher sitting on a pole at the center of the lake. The picture was very high key overexposed. I pushed de hazing and contrast and it brought out the bird and some of barely noticeable reflections of the trees. Created a very zen like image. Feedback is always appreciated! Ry

Canon EOS 7D Mark II
LENS	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
ISO	1600
FOCAL LENGTH	400.0 mm (630.7 mm in 35mm)
APERTURE	f/9
EXPOSURE TIME	0.0025s (1/400)

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4 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 28, 2018 at 12:07 PM

Love this. Your processing is great and the result is a very unusual and compelling image.
I'd suggest moving the kf off-center a bit and re-frame little. I know this is at quite a distance, so it may not be possible.
terrific image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on January 30, 2018 at 12:26 PM

This is really interesting Ry. I agree with Sandy that this would be a more powerful image if the kingfisher were more to the right in the frame. Cool shot.

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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on January 31, 2018 at 1:47 PM

Ry, this is an interesting image. I like the graphic nature of the background, but I'm not so sure about the halo effect around the bird. Also, there are a few hard edges around the bird that look like a rectangular marquee was copied. There is a straight line to the left of the bird, and a stair-step pattern below it to the right. With a little cloning, you could minimize that effect.

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Comment posted by Ry Birge on February 11, 2018 at 3:47 PM

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