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Kingfisher Preening

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Posted by Dale Sutton on March 31, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Kingfisher Preening
Hi
My name is Dale Sutton and I am a keen wildlife photographer, this is my first posting and I hope the first of many.
I have started with this Kingfisher that I took back in october last year.
Camera 5dmk2
lens 500mm l
F 11
shutter 200
iso400
Posted by Andy Gregory on March 31, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Welcome to the forum Dale. A cracking shot for a first post, keep them coming. Not tack sharp on my monitor but better than a lot of my images. Nice colour and composition. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Dale Sutton on March 31, 2010 at 1:44 PM
Hi Andy cheers not quite sure why its not sharp, somthing to do with the way uploaded it, also the colour looks flat?
:frown:
Posted by Justin on March 31, 2010 at 2:04 PM
Hi and welcome to the forum.
An excellent shot to begin with.
Sharpness and colours look perfect at this end.
:toast:
Posted by Calum Dickson on March 31, 2010 at 2:06 PM
Hi Dale,
your using Adobe RGB colour space so it will look flat on the web. Need to convert to sRGB first to make it look the same. Lovely first post.

:toast:
Calum
Posted by Dave Bartlett on March 31, 2010 at 2:23 PM
Welcome to the forum. Fine kingfisher. Some great stuff on the website and the link to the HSF kit is well worth a read too.
Posted by Nigel Spencer on March 31, 2010 at 2:58 PM
Hi Dale
I echo what Dave above has said
"Fine kingfisher. Some great stuff on the website and the link to the HSF kit is well worth a read too."

Your work is top notch, well done indeed.

Regards
Nigel
www.nigelspencer.co.uk
Posted by Phil Mclean on March 31, 2010 at 2:59 PM
Welcome Dale.Lovely stunning shot to start with.Well done.

Phil. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Duncan Armour on March 31, 2010 at 3:07 PM
Nice first shot Dale and I know you've got many more that are even better. This would be a great place to show some of your insects and share some of the HSF techniques !
Posted by Andrew Harrington on March 31, 2010 at 3:26 PM
Beautiful, colour-sharpness fine my end. Wonderful work on your website.
Posted by Mark Davies on March 31, 2010 at 3:27 PM
Welcome Dale..... a fine debut , looks ok at this end .
Posted by Austin Thomas on March 31, 2010 at 4:11 PM
Welcome Dale,

It all looks sharp on my screen and I look forward to seeing more of your work.
I had a good look around your website and I am very impressed with the flash images. I have done something similar using conventional flash guns. Maybe we should compare notes?

Cheers

Austin
www.austin-thomas.co.uk
Posted by Anthony House on March 31, 2010 at 5:26 PM
All looks good at my end Dale, nice opening image... :toast:

Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 31, 2010 at 5:44 PM
Lovely first post Dale. Looks fine to me. Nice to see a Kingfisher in a different pose. Welcome to the forum. :wavey:
Posted by Barry Southon on March 31, 2010 at 6:16 PM
Dale

Stunning first post sharp and great colour on my screen and your website is top level.

Welcome to the forum nice to see East Sussex represented.
:toast:

:wink:
Posted by Erik Koffmar on April 1, 2010 at 2:45 AM
Lovely image of the Kingfisher, nice colors and nice backdrop. I like that it is preening since it makes the image more alive.

Erik Koffmar
Uppsala, Sweden
www.koffmar.se
Posted by John Chapman on April 1, 2010 at 3:46 AM
Hi Dale, great first posting. looking forward to more. :toast:
Posted by Cliff Young on April 1, 2010 at 4:14 AM
Welcome Dale, nice first shot - look forward to seeing more of your work. Wonder if he survived the Winter ..... hope so. :smile:
Posted by David Sewell on April 1, 2010 at 4:23 AM
Welcome, Dale. I look forward to seeing more of your work.

David
Posted by Matt Cole on April 1, 2010 at 4:34 AM
a superb shot. The light and detail is first class.

Welcome to the forum :smile:

Matt :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on April 1, 2010 at 5:00 AM
Looks sharp enough on this screen Dale. A lovely intimate feel to the image. Welcome to the forum.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on April 1, 2010 at 5:58 AM

Welcome to the forum Dale, super opening image, colours and sharpness are spot on.

Andy...
Posted by Brett Lewis on April 1, 2010 at 6:51 AM
Very nice indeed and just been browsing your website and admiring some stunning images. Funny you should be here as your name came up in conversation with a chap at my Camera club on Tuesday! Look forward to seeing more and learning about your techniques.

Brett :toast:
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on April 1, 2010 at 7:09 AM
Looks fine here, nice pose captured and that plumage is amazing. Welcome to the forum :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on April 1, 2010 at 9:01 AM
Lovely shot Dale

all been said already.

Welcome to the forum :wavey:
Posted by David Taylor on April 1, 2010 at 11:24 AM
Yes welcome, Dale. Great first post, but I can't wait to see some of your insect posts. :smile: :wink:

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Lewis Thomson on April 1, 2010 at 1:23 PM

Hi Dale,

Welcome to the mad house! A fine shot, sharpness looks good to me and dof is perfect. Looking forward to more.

Cheers,

Lewis.
:toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on April 3, 2010 at 4:21 PM
A beautiful and very different KF image that I love,the image tell's a story for me and the colours and detail are spot on with stunning light,well done and welcome :wink: :wavey: :wavey: :jump:
Posted by Ian Cook on April 4, 2010 at 5:47 PM
im such a sucker for a good kingfisher shot :) nicely caught and the colours perfect :)
Posted by Karen Summers on April 4, 2010 at 5:53 PM
lovely shot beautiful colour