Kingfisher

Gallery: AvianPosted January 12, 2011154 views15 comments

One from last years Kingfisher project, I think I've blown the whites, which is usually the case with me and KF's.

Any views on the sharpness would be appreciated, not sure if I've given the large version enough?

1/250th @ f8 iso400 ( 75% of FF, Not set up or baited, and no cloning has been done )

All C&C most welcome and thanks for looking.

Andy...

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on January 12, 2011 at 3:37 PM

I like it Andy white is a tad blown but not to bad, sharpness looks ok maybe a tad more on the chest area

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Comment posted by Jay Miller on January 12, 2011 at 4:13 PM

Okay, chest area soft focus I have no problem with it. I like the texture of the sticks and the spider web which lends to the all around good projection of the bird.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on January 12, 2011 at 7:22 PM

Looking good to me Andy, I like the spider's web too.
Well captured.

Geoff.

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

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on January 12, 2011 at 7:56 PM

Beautiful example of a kingfisher!

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Comment posted by mark cillo on January 12, 2011 at 7:56 PM

I never get tired of seeing the kingfisher shots. This ine is really nice. Beautiful colors

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on January 12, 2011 at 8:57 PM

You can probably save the whites from the raw file depending on where the histogram sits on the right side.

You can also do a number of simple post processing tricks to reduce the intensity of the whiteness! In any case, a wonderful perch and pose with great colors and lovely lighting. You may also want to double check the whites once converted to sRGB as that seems to cook 'em a bit more.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 12, 2011 at 9:54 PM

The whites do look just a bit hot, Andy. I think a bit more sharpening might help with some of the brown areas, though I suspect that's mostly due to the fineness of the plumage. Beautiful pose and bg.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 12, 2011 at 9:54 PM

Beautiful shot. The perch is great on this one.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 13, 2011 at 12:00 AM

Now that's a spectacular looking bird and well captured. Looks great to me!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 13, 2011 at 10:00 AM

Gorgeous image with nice colors. Just wish this was maybe at f/5.6 to render the BG a little more OOF

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on January 13, 2011 at 12:30 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys

Andy...

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 13, 2011 at 7:49 PM

Great detail in the larger image Andy. I always under expose by -1/3 or -2/3 with species that have white patches in their plumage.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 14, 2011 at 9:17 AM

Andy, I agree with Rob's tip on underexposing birds with white. I do the same...but since the white is so minimal on this bird, I don't see the whites as a big problem...especiially since you have detail on the edges of where the whites meet the other colors. If it were mine, I would sharpen a bit more mostly on the chest feathers and a tad more on the eye....especially on the web version.
BTW, terrific shot! I really like the comp and colors. I can't get within 150 feet of a kingfisher, so much better than any kingfisher shot I have.

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Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on January 14, 2011 at 12:58 PM

Great shot Andy - like the web, and fantastic colours

Oscar

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on January 14, 2011 at 2:50 PM

Your right about the exposure, Rob. I need to improve my post processing skills too.

Cheers guys

Andy...

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