Spike, Soaked & Shaking

Gallery: AvianPosted May 6, 2012161 views13 comments

Belted Kingfisher perched in the falling rain.

I like this image from a few years ago . The rain falling with his shaken feathers displaying good definition in an overcast morning.

Fuji s5 pro camera / Nikon lens 200-400 VR F4/ taken at f4.5 / iso 2oo/ 1/100 speed / manfrotto tripod / ball head / taken using jpg./

full frame taken at 7:20am .

Constructive comments encouraged.

Thanks

Bill

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 6, 2012 at 1:50 PM

Bill, how did you ever get this close to a kingfisher? That's one of my dreams. This is a wonderful image.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 6, 2012 at 2:06 PM

Bill~ I have chased these elusive birds around for a few years and had very little luck. You have a winner here.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on May 6, 2012 at 2:52 PM

Excellent image, must have been a wonderful experience ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 6, 2012 at 6:22 PM

Good work getting so close. The streaks of falling rain add to the image.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 6, 2012 at 7:14 PM

I love this shot in the rain Bill, the detail and look are top notch, Congrats!

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 6, 2012 at 8:52 PM

The rain really sets this kingfisher image apart. Great job.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 7, 2012 at 7:09 AM

A very nice rainy day image of this kingfisher Bill. The rain really adds IMO.

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Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on May 7, 2012 at 4:25 PM

Great image, Bill. The rain and fluffed feathers add a lot of character to this image. The lighting is very nice. Overcast days can sure help nailing the exposure on these guys and avoiding blowing the white whites.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 8, 2012 at 8:17 PM

This is an absolute Beauty Bill
May

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 10, 2012 at 12:48 AM

Great shot Bill, the rain adds a lot to this. The head is the sharpest part which is always good. I think being this close you could have used a little more iso and dof to get the rest of the body tack sharp but that's a minor note on an excellent shot.

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Comment posted by Luca Mussato on May 10, 2012 at 5:04 PM

very good. the rain adds a lot. Nothing more to add to the others comments.

Luca

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 11, 2012 at 2:08 PM

Bill beautiful detail and the rain really makes the image.

Keith.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on May 11, 2012 at 2:54 PM

Hello Barbara .... Sometimes they Visit my pond in the Back Forty, but Not everyear!

I too think the Rain being Visible Adds to the Overall Image, Thanks Rick, Hans, Richard, Craig, Angela & Ron, May,Lucas . !!:)

Hello Keith, The bird was Shaking off Some of the Rain & appears softer because of the very slow Shutter.

Hello Nate, Taken several years ago & Yes DOF adjusted would have given me More Sharpness All Over.

Thanks All, for the Candid Comments, much Appreciated !!:)

Bill

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