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Posted by PhilH on August 18, 2007 at 11:51 AM
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Hi,

At the end of the day I decided that as I still do not sleep well a long drive to Rutland probably would not be a good idea, I embarked on the short drive to Sevenoaks where the Kingfishers are now showing well, not very imaginative I know, but I do find it hard to plan properly at the moment, I guess give it another couple of months and things I hope will improve....

This may be the same juenile female that Szekiat posted recently...

All the best for the rest of the weekend

Phil
Posted by Alan Bryant on August 18, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Stunning shot Phil.

Well done :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Stuart McCrae on August 18, 2007 at 12:06 PM
Why go further afield when you can get this near by,cracking shot.I have thing for kingfishers,borne of the fact I have yet to get a good shot of one.


Stu.
Posted by Justin on August 18, 2007 at 12:20 PM
Hi Phil,

A beautifully sharp crisp photo that is well up to your usual high standard,:toast: :toast:

I also decided to give Rutland a miss this year, there didn't appear to be half the photographers exhibiting this year that were there last year, nor did there appear such an appealing selection of lectures this time around, besides the weather's not ideal.
Posted by Mark Fellowes on August 18, 2007 at 12:39 PM
Lovely shot, ideal BG.

:toast: Mark
Posted by Paul Hillion on August 18, 2007 at 12:54 PM
I'd kill to have a shot like this in my collection...actually, seeing as we've exactly the same initials... :wink:

:toast:

Paul (Robert) Hillion
Guernsey
Posted by Graeme Lee on August 18, 2007 at 7:21 PM
Nice Phil. Still not had the opportunity to shoot these :toast:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on August 19, 2007 at 3:28 AM
Wonderful shot Phil, and ideal light {and use of} to reveal the full range of tones and details of this bird.

:toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by David Kjaer on August 19, 2007 at 5:10 AM
Hi Phil

Perfect composition and pose - I also love the BG!

David :toast: :toast:

PS Phil I did notice the colours looked a little subdued and unlike you you forgot to convert to sRGB
Posted by Andy Shepherd on August 19, 2007 at 6:31 AM
Hi Phil,
Lovely shot with very nice comp , colours do look a little muted to me also , but still a cracking shot none the less.

Kind regards
Andy... :smile:
Posted by John Chapman on August 19, 2007 at 6:49 AM
Very nice image Phil :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by PhilH on August 19, 2007 at 8:54 AM
Cheers all...

David... Good catch, I'll put it down to a momentary non-functionality of the my brain :biggrin:

All the best

Phil
Posted by Paul Compton on August 19, 2007 at 12:12 PM
Colours are too muted for me, for such a colourful bird, but nice pose all the same..
Posted by David Taylor on August 19, 2007 at 12:24 PM
Muted colours or not still a great shot.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on August 19, 2007 at 4:18 PM
OK, I have just done anther process, with a conversion to sRGB which I omitted to do before.... hope it is better. :redface:

Posted by Justin on August 19, 2007 at 4:28 PM
Dramatic difference Phil.

:toast:
Posted by Alan Bryant on August 19, 2007 at 4:58 PM
WOW what on earth did you do :eek:

Hell of a difference :toast: