Anothe kingfisher enviro.

Caught a couple more kingfisher images on saturday. As usual, a long wait for just a few shots. I had two opportunities, one fairly close but with a poor background (too much white water) and this one a lot further off but a nice setting.
EOS 30D
Sigma 500mm
exp 1/180 @f5.6 iso 320
beanbag.

Very different but i really like it!

Just out of curiousity...what sharpening method did you use for this one?
I like how it stands out from the BG in sharpness and detail looks great!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

They just do not alway have to be full frame. I like this one very much.

Hello Jeroen, I have followed my normal method which is to process the raw in Canons DPP (in this case a small amount of sharpening was applied when processing the raw image), then apply levels, contrast etc in Photoshop CS, resize and then apply unsharp mask. The bird and its perch are actually a reasonable distance away from the background reeds so it is probably that factor combined with the narrow depth of field that helps it stand out. I can see what you mean though; as I'm looking at it now it almost looks as if it could have been cut and pasted onto the background (which incidentally is beyond my capabilities!).
Robert

Very nice image Robert, really like the setting and the comp on this one, good work.

ps

Thanks for the e-mail

Andy...

A beautiful composition. Your Kingfisher is full of detail, superb.

I prefer these so much to the boring full frame shots, great shot and the background is perfect.

Excellent.....

Hi Robert,

Thanks for your explenation on the workflow!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Wonderful contrast between the colourful bird and the green surroundings.

Really jumps out and shows the KF how most of us will see them!

Lovely shot, Robert. I do like these environmental images. Only nit I have is the chopped off perch, but nothing you can do about where it lands! Good job, and nicely composed.