Kingfisher

Gallery: AvianPosted December 3, 2010245 views11 comments

My first image posted- a gentle lady of Eurasian kingfisher in a cloudy day- the picture was taken last september at the Tiber river, near Rome
Nikon d90- nikkor300mm f4 + tc 1,7- ISO 320- F 7,1- 1/320- tripod
Thanks for looking

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on December 3, 2010 at 11:03 AM

Gorgeous bird with a complementary background. I like the spider web coming off the perch. I would darken the perch just a bit to see what it looks like

Registered on February 3, 2007, 387 Posts, 1136 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 3, 2010 at 11:32 AM

Ciao Fabio and welcome to NPN!
Great first post. I like the pose, the clear background and the comp.
I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Gilham on December 3, 2010 at 11:54 AM

Welcome to NPN Fabio

, a very nice first post. I really like the pose and detail you've captured of the kingfisher, as well as the smooth BG. To my eye the eye of the KF looks a bit soft, but it could just be the soft lighting or my old eyes. looking forward to seeing more from you.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 77 Posts, 489 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 3, 2010 at 2:07 PM

This is lovely, I like the spider's web by the perch

Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on December 3, 2010 at 4:08 PM

Nice shot and welcome

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 3, 2010 at 6:10 PM

Fabio,

Nice first post, I think this kingfisher species is beautiful, I like the pose, how thw head is tilted upwards, nice view of the eye, texture of the perch and I especially like the spiderwebs, glad you didn't remove those.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 3, 2010 at 6:59 PM

Welcome Fabio. I enjoy the overall composition with that long bill pointing to the frame corner and like the one foot up higher on the perch projection. Nice colors, interesting perch and the spider web is a nice addition. Strong first post.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on December 3, 2010 at 9:42 PM

Welcome to NPN Fabio! Sweet background complementing a very nice subject. Nicely captured.

Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 3, 2010 at 11:04 PM

Very good, Fabio. The lines of the perch and the kingfisher really work well together. The focus looks pretty good, though it looks like it might be on the side of the bird. It's usually best if you can get it on the eye. However, you have enough dof here to make it work. If it were mine, I'd be tempted to crop a bit from the right of the image-it feels to me like there's more empty space there than necessary.

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

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on December 4, 2010 at 4:01 PM

Very nice pose and perfect BG!

Congrats

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 26, 2011 at 5:31 PM

I've looked back through your gallery to the first post, and what a great one to start off with Fabio.
Although I've seen this birds image many times, I never tire of its beauty..You really did it justice here.
Your comp is flawless and the colors pop. I especially like the birds pose/grasp of the this perch, and the web lines running down. It's the little things that make the difference

Excellent work

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments