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Posted by Calum Dickson on July 30, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Taken in Hertforshire at the end of June. Was a little nervous posting this up after seeing the standard of Kingfisher shots on here. But that probably means it's going to be the best place to learn.

Canon 40d EF500f4, iso400, 1/800, f4, tripod from pop up hide, uncropped.


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Calum
Posted by Craig Jones on July 30, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Very nice shot,like the light on the bird,great BG and catch light to the eye,nice work :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by David Taylor on July 30, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Beautiful colours against a great BG. Well up to the standard of the 'classic' kingfisher images IMHO.

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Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 30, 2009 at 8:53 PM

Cracking shot Calum, very clean and simple, lovely BG and lighting too, a top class image IMO.

Andy...
Posted by Danny Green on July 30, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Thats a fine shot of a Kingfisher Calum, really nice light and a lovely pose, I like it.

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Posted by Stephen Kaluski on July 31, 2009 at 3:10 AM
I liked this when I first saw it Calum and glad you have posted it here. Good detail & colours with the ideal defused BG. :toast: :toast:

Steve
A cracker compare to ones I have seen posted elsewhere recently :biggrin:
Posted by Liam Pauling on July 31, 2009 at 4:17 AM
Lovely image, I really like the light shows the bird off well.


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Posted by PhilH on July 31, 2009 at 4:43 AM
Very nice, perhaps a bit more of a head turn would have been nice had the Kingfisher obliged... maybe I would trim just a little off the right hand side....

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Posted by Danielle Nichol on July 31, 2009 at 5:58 AM
Bet your glad you posted it now Calum, most has been said now, nice light, BG, good depth for f4, looks like a second year female, as the feathers are clean and the colour is spreading along the beak.

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Posted by Mike Acreman on July 31, 2009 at 10:15 AM
nice image and colours
Posted by Peter Woods on July 31, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Calum, very nice (is this version 3) :wink:
Posted by Graeme Lee on July 31, 2009 at 3:16 PM
Very nice Calum. I'd be tempted to shave a bit off the right too :toast:
Posted by Lewis Thomson on July 31, 2009 at 3:44 PM

Hi Calum,

Nice shot, great detail and colour! I don't mind the comp, but agree a slight head turn towards you would have topped it off.

Cheers,

Lewis.
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Posted by Bertl Menegoni on July 31, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Beautiful wild life shot Calum :eek: :eek:
:wavey: Bertl
Posted by Andy Astbury on August 1, 2009 at 4:48 AM
Simple is always best Calum - a lovely image as is :toast:
Posted by Graham Goddard on August 1, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Nice and clean Calum :toast: