kingfisher

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Posted by matt tellum on July 10, 2007 at 3:36 PM

Taken last weekend in between showers and sunny spells. There were two of them and i saw them several times but they were very cautious of me. Just as the sun came out this one landed on some reeds right in front of me and i managed to get a few shots before he/she flew off and then the rain came again. It made my weekend ..
I think its a female ,am i right ? . Around 50 % crop and a bit of saturation in photoshop and some usm. Comments welcome as always.
Regards. Matt.

1dmk11 500 f/4
on tripod.
iso 500
f/7 1/800

Posted by Alan Bryant on July 10, 2007 at 3:51 PM

Well done to you for sticking it out to catch some shots

A bit more USM would'nt go amiss.But other than that its a great shot

Posted by Rob Ashton on July 10, 2007 at 4:17 PM

Very nice female kingfisher. Patience paid off.

Rob

Posted by matt tellum on July 10, 2007 at 4:19 PM

Thanks alan, i wasnt sure about the reed running across the bottom . I agree it could maybee do with a little more usm. My monitor is overdue for calibration so maybee thats my next step.

Posted by Tim Munsey on July 11, 2007 at 3:37 AM

I like the pose, like to see it bigger (you know you can have 720 pixels on longest side now).
Always admire the patience of the kingfisher shooter.

Tim

Posted by Andy Astbury on July 11, 2007 at 4:22 AM

Needs to be bigger in the frame Matt

Nice image though

Posted by Paula Graham on July 11, 2007 at 4:34 AM

Always so nice to see a kingfisher shot, I agree with comments already made.