Kingfishers

This is a Kingfisher shot I took a while ago. I particularly like the fact that there are two birds in shot and that the backgrounds are contrasts to the birds ie. the blue of the rear of the bird in focus complemented by the orange background and the orange of the second bird complemented by the blue background.
Apart from that it is a bit of a 'busy' picture which I kind of like but can understand it may bother others.
Any comments appreciated.
EOS 20D
Sigma 500mm
exp: f6.7 @ 1/180
200 asa.
beanbag

that's a really nice image, very unusual. It certainly has more interest than the standard 'bird on a stick' kingfisher shot (although I'd still kill to get one ).

Matt

Hi Robert,

I like it.

Ian Hardy

Robert, the leaf covering the lower part of the closer kingfisher and the leaves which appear to be sprouting from his beak are a bit distracting but I think the overall capture of two in the same shot and such a great pose makes up for these minor issues. the BG looks a bit streaky (vertical), I assume this is due to it being some kind of reflection rather than vegetation.

otherwise, very sharp and the colours are great, and the overall capture is one I have not seen before.

I think this works very well..

Hi Robert,

An unusual KF shot but I like it!

Hello John, thanks for the comments. The background to the right is actually a reed-bed and there are a number of individual reeds plus reflections (as you correctly mention) in the water to the left which are all contributing to the streaky effect. I agree about the surplus leaves behind the beak, but I'm a bit loathe to try cloning out such a large item particularly on a plain background like that. As for the foreground leaves I'm not as concerned about them as I feel they add a bit of depth.

I like it too!

Ian

Interesting image that I quite like....