Kingfisher

Gallery: AvianPosted July 22, 201263 views5 comments

I haven't been out in a while with the camera due to bad weather, but today the rain stayed away so I went to the local Estuary at low tide. I actually forgot to check my camera settings entirely, so I consider myself lucky that I got anything at all. I must stop doing that :)

Canon 550D
1/400 sec
f/8
ISO 200
500 mm

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on July 22, 2012 at 8:16 AM

Toya, IMHO this is an outstanding kingfisher photo.

I like the composition, color and detail in the bird. Also the way the OOF BG sets the bird off. You must have had the camera set right, but you saw the scene. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 22, 2012 at 8:56 AM

Sometimes you just take what you get, good job overall Toya.
Would love to have just one shot of this one

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on July 22, 2012 at 10:45 AM

Outstanding shot. Definitely worth viewing large. Well done. If all it would take to get a shot like this is to forget to check the camera setting, I would be doing really well :-)

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 22, 2012 at 12:53 PM

I can't recall ever seeing a kingfisher from New Zealand - neat. I'd crop slightly from the right to get the bird less centered.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 22, 2012 at 11:49 PM

Awesome image for forgetting your settings, Toya. When I do that I always seem to end up turning jewels into junk!!! Exposure looks fine and the focus is nice and crisp. I like the perch a lot. Nice work.

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