Wide Angle Kingfisher

Hi Guys,

Thought i'd post anther type of Kingfisher shot as the usual"Kingfisher on a perch close up" type of shot. I have also been experimenting with placing a tripod with a second camera with wide angle lens next to the Kingfishers perch to get some "landscape" type of shots and show you a bit of the environment where my Kingfisher series is shot.
I will try a bit more as i am not yet satisfied with the composition this way and the light was very poor...

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 20D
Shutter speed: 1/15 sec
Aperture: F 14
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: -1 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 400
Lens: Sigma 17-35mm F2.8-4 @ 20mm
Focal length:32 mm (incl. crop factor)
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod
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I do enjoy this wide-angle approach, Jeroen, but, as you say, it`s not quite there yet. Return when the sky is more interesting, and with the Kingfisher positioned a little less centrally, and I`m sure you`ll get some winning shots!

Yes I agree. Camera up a bit and subject to the left - you'll soon be there.
JohnR

Agree with whats been said but a great effort and looking forward to more

Dave

Hoi Jeroen,

As always a beautyful picture. I agree with the other comments. And I'm envying you knowing a place with kingfishers.

Hi Jeroen,

Agree with the comments made so far, including the envy. I have little or no luck with Kingfishers.

Thanks for posting.

Austin

how about trying to shoot with the sky behind u instead. The shot seems a bit backlit and wide angle lenses are just so prone to dull colors in such a setting. Or perhaps a top down or bottom p approach to give a different view.

Looks a great setting Jeroen and know doubt you will master the WA shot.
So much different to what you have posted.

Major.

Like the idea, wide angle etc but as mentioned just no the right light. However I can tell from all your other posts that you get the shot you want in the end.

Gavin

an interesting environmental shot and I look forward to more.

Matt

Hi jeroen. A great start! I think you will need to try and angle the camera around to the left to exclude as much of the sky - if you want consistent results. This is something I try and do with the badgers and foxes. Also, as the subject is quite small, you may need a little fill-in flash just to make it 'pop' a bit more. Also, I think you need the subject off-centre for the context view to work best. Looking forward to more!

One of my favourite shots of yours was of a dipper that you posted a fair time back. That had the bird small in the frame with plenty of environment to one side of it. In that shot the environment was very uncluttered, just water and a branch as I remember. I think for this to work best, you will need to re-position and go for a simpler bg. I am certain that you will achieve it (judging by the quality of everything else you post) and I can't wait to see it. This is a fine statement of intent though.
Eric

Well worth working on Jeroen, although I will warn you, put the camera too close and it will get used as a perch!

Ian