Brown Hooded Kingfisher

Gallery: AvianPosted April 24, 2013109 views10 comments

Taken from a drifting boat on Lake Manze Channel, in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania

EOS 1D MkIV
500mm F4
F4
ISO 400
1/800

Do not ask about the settings

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Martin Dunn on April 24, 2013 at 6:51 AM

That's a beauty Ken.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 24, 2013 at 10:53 AM

Very nice close up with good detail in the larger version. Interesting to see another color variation of a Kingfisher. Nice job in getting this from a boat, way to go.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on April 24, 2013 at 12:18 PM

Wonderful color and detail in this image Very nicely done!

Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 24, 2013 at 12:35 PM

Marvelous colurs! Nice pose and BG - another fine image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 24, 2013 at 11:42 PM

Excellent, Ken. they don't get any sharper than this. Nice pose and it looks like it was low enough to avoid a steep angle.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 24, 2013 at 11:49 PM

Really nice detail and colors Ken. No nits from me

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 25, 2013 at 12:09 AM

Nice one Ken- great detail

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on April 25, 2013 at 2:01 AM

Thank you very much for your kind comments, I really love taking images from boats!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 25, 2013 at 3:43 AM

Another Beauty Ken