Green &Rufous Kingfisher

Gallery: AvianPosted September 14, 201593 views11 comments

This image was taken on Nate's Brazil trip to the Pantanal. My reason for posting this image is because I was amazed at how well it turned out. Nikon D810 camera, 300 2.8 lens with a 1.4 tc. F4, shutter speed 1/500, ISO 2500. Never have I taken a shot using ISO 2500. I also did some blurring of the background. I selected the bird and then applied a Gaussian Blur to the background. This was the only time I photographed this bird so I wanted to do what I could to make it presentable.

Thanks for looking and critiques or comments appreciated.

May

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11 comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on September 14, 2015 at 9:01 PM

Very cool shot May. I love the tiny feet they have. Nice detail in the Kingfisher. The background is interesting and I think you handled the blurring well. I have been trying to decide if the perch is a rock or a tree? Anyway, you have scored a lot of really great images from that trip. Keep em coming. devil

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on September 14, 2015 at 10:04 PM

Wow May! This is really a clean sharp photo with the specs you gave. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 14, 2015 at 10:44 PM

Excellent, May. I'd never have guessed this was taken at that high an iso. Nice head turn and that bit of tongue showing is a very nice touch.

devil

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 15, 2015 at 6:02 AM

Looks like your camera and your post processing handled the high ISO quite well May. What a handsome kingfisher you have here. The large version looks great.

A Beauty devil

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 15, 2015 at 7:40 AM

Excellent work May, ISO 2500, you did a great job with that! Ray

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 15, 2015 at 11:33 AM

May,
Looks like you had a great trip from your postings so far. I really like this composition and great work on your part in all respects, Love that background.
Well done . . . devil

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on September 15, 2015 at 8:33 PM

Hi May,

Very nice andI like how you processed the image. Nice looking kingfisher too........................Jim

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on September 15, 2015 at 10:18 PM

Nice catch of the kingfisher, May. I particularly like the angle and the open beak. Good techs and nice job with the processing - it looks very natural.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 16, 2015 at 11:44 PM

Nice species and shot. And quiet a good achievement at ISO2500 as well, no way to tell ! Well done, cheers, Hans