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Kingfisher

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Posted by John Robinson on May 13, 2008 at 5:07 AM
Kingfisher
Kingfisher.

This bird spent a lot of the time catching dragonfly larvae, mainly Libellula. It was also taking other small items too.

D200 Sigma 100-300mm
Contrast down on camera.
EV down one stop.
Matrix metering.
400 ISO
250th @f11
Posted by Tim Munsey on May 13, 2008 at 5:15 AM
Lovely shot John,
Was this taken from a hide? 100-300mm is quite short for these little birds, I've found a landing spot but do I need to hide or can I just sit quietly, I guess it depends on the bird.

Tim
Posted by PhilH on May 13, 2008 at 5:27 AM
Thats a nice one John with a great bg....

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Posted by Robert Lawrence on May 13, 2008 at 5:31 AM
Another stunner John. Brilliant lighting, background and detail. Nice pose too, the twisted head gives a strong diagonal which seems to have added dynamism.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on May 13, 2008 at 6:08 AM
Stunning shot as usual John :toast:


Ian
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 13, 2008 at 6:42 AM
Lovely clarity and sharpness here-

Dave :toast:
Posted by Paul Inglis on May 13, 2008 at 7:26 AM
Hi John,

Awesome image! Beautiful bird!
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Posted by tony flashman on May 13, 2008 at 7:47 AM
Great shot, great background, great perch. :toast: :toast:

Tony
Posted by Graeme Lee on May 13, 2008 at 8:21 AM
They don't come much better than this...superb John :toast:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on May 13, 2008 at 8:44 AM
Absolutely gorgeous John :toast:

Very photogenic bird, and you have certainly shown it at its very best :toast:

Alan
Posted by stewart canham on May 13, 2008 at 8:56 AM
Very nice clean shot,and wondeful colours,well done John...
Stewart............... :toast:
Posted by Paula Graham on May 13, 2008 at 9:11 AM
oh my...it is gorgeous...I love your bird's pose.
Posted by Dawn Monrose on May 13, 2008 at 10:25 AM
Wow lovely!

Great colours and pose!

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Posted by Colin Crowdey on May 13, 2008 at 10:32 AM
fantastic image, great composition & love the way the head is turned back, great shot all around
Posted by jack chapman on May 13, 2008 at 11:44 AM
the colours and sharpness are brilliant in this, though i'm not overly keen on the perch
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on May 13, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Hi John not keen on the crop but a great image.

Phil.

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Posted by Rob Ashton on May 13, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Great colour and detail John. I'd also be curious as to whether you were in a hide?

Rob :toast:
Posted by Barry Southon on May 13, 2008 at 1:21 PM
John

Fantastic in my eyes oh to be able to emulate this level.

Barry :wink:

Eastbourne / Kansas
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on May 13, 2008 at 1:27 PM
:toast: Brilliant :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on May 13, 2008 at 2:08 PM
Thanks very much every one for your interest. Yes - 90% of my work is from a hide. I often use portables but this was a permanent one which we built really for Snipe, so this guy was a bonus !
Distance a- about 5-6 foot.
Cheers
JR
Posted by Magnus Hird on May 13, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Absolutely beautiful colours, cracking shot :smile:
Posted by Ian Mason on May 13, 2008 at 3:37 PM
Stunning shot again John - I'm envious.
Posted by Nicholas Armitt on May 13, 2008 at 5:41 PM
Really like the feather detail and gorgeous colours.
Posted by John Chapman on May 14, 2008 at 5:22 AM
Wow this is a stunning shot John.
John :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on May 14, 2008 at 6:13 AM
Stunning John!

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on May 14, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Thanks everyone for your comments.
Much appreciated
JohnR