Kingfisher

Gallery: AvianPosted August 9, 2014169 views8 comments

Belted Kingfisher

Early evening with the sun setting .

Taken @ 380mm Vr on normal, 1/400, F6.3, ISO 160
Tripod mounted on Jobo head,
-.67 meter compensation, Slight crop

Not Baited or called in

Comments and critique appreciated.
Large Version shows excellent detail

Bill
WWW.BillBickle.com

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Jeff Oates on August 9, 2014 at 5:27 PM

Absolutely beautiful! I love it!

Registered on February 23, 2013, 46 Posts, 83 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 9, 2014 at 11:16 PM

This is very nice. My only nit is I think it needs a little more room on the bottom. Looks a little crowded.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 10, 2014 at 4:58 AM

I am with Jerry on this one, more room at the bottom would be great

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 10, 2014 at 2:57 PM

Superb detail and exposure, Bill and a lovely pose. Looks like you needed to zoom out just a bit more-you must have been really close. Also, it looks to me as if the whites are slightly blue-you might want to set a white point and see if you like the results.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on August 10, 2014 at 6:54 PM

Very nice. As already noted this image really needs more room along the bottom but everything else is top notch Bill. Beautiful head turn, intent look and a very nice background. Tack sharp with great feather detail. With more room added to the bottom you will have a stunner.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 10, 2014 at 6:59 PM

Really like this Bill...like others, wishing for more room not he bottom, but everything else looks good to me.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on August 12, 2014 at 3:55 PM

Thanks for the Feedback/Comments , .

There is some additional room at bottom from my crop but a small branch intersects and makes it messy.

Bill
WWW.BillBickle.com

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 13, 2014 at 4:56 PM

Great head turn and detail here Bill. It feels a little tight on both top and bottom to me. If you don't want to add anything there I would consider cropping some from the left to make it more balanced.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments