Malachite kingfisher

Gallery: AvianPosted October 10, 2011126 views4 comments

This little jewel was photographed in the Selous game reserve in Tanzania last month. One of those obliging birds that just sit there and let you get on with photographing them.

Thanks for looking.

David

Nikon D300, 300mm f2.8 Nikon, 1.7x converter, 200 ISO, 1/500th @ f7.1

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4 comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on October 10, 2011 at 2:46 PM

Love the vibrant colors of the bird, it stands out well against the background. I'd consider cropping a bit tighter on the left.

Ray

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 11, 2011 at 11:02 PM

Lovely bird. Colors are great and you have nice detail here. I like the curved perch.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on October 13, 2011 at 8:03 PM

Congratulations of capturing this wonderful shot David, such a beautiful bird! Had the briefest of glimpses of one in flight in Kruger, but no actual opportunity to photograph one, so thanks for sharing this :^)

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 15, 2011 at 10:54 AM

Beautiful ! They are wonderful birds and so tiny. I saw some in South-Africa, but never had the chance of photographing them so well ! Congratulations on this one ! Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments