Isn't that something to do with the fact that a KF feathers refract blue light and so in certain light conditions, a whole range of blues will show.......well, something like that anyway.
Saw that on the Charlie Hamilton J prog a few weeks back ?
Posted by Lea Roberts on August 31, 2010 at 4:34 PM
we know that m8 but i think marcel does'nt
Posted by John Robinson on August 31, 2010 at 7:49 PM
Been back to this several times .
Not sure about the colour but the whole shot seems too hard or dark maybe for a bird we all know quite well. Definately needs the contrast dropping I feel. I think thats why Marcel has made the comment about the colour.
Just raising the gamma to 120 improves it a lot. Brightening it of course up will make the blown cheek patch and light blue rump worse but that's the Kingfisher problem. I am sure there is a pic in there somewhere..
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Lea Roberts on September 1, 2010 at 1:55 AM
john the cheek is not blow, to me the hair in your av is. i think you may need new glasses go back to ya own stacked image and recount ALL the dust bunies as you only managed to see one.
Posted by Calum Dickson on September 1, 2010 at 5:13 AM
Colours look about right to me for a female. The blues are much deeper on the female in my experience and as described they do have tints of purple on the wings. The males have a lot more cyan in the blues. Makes it easy to tell if they are male or female as they fly as the beak is difficult to focus on (for me anyway).
I love both but given the choice I'd rather photograph the female anyday
Calum
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 1, 2010 at 6:28 AM
Good morning Lea,
This is a critique forum, you should take the positive comments as well as the negative comments, in the spirit in which they are meant. Peoples views will always differ so there's no need to make it personal.
Andy...
Posted by Lea Roberts on September 1, 2010 at 12:31 PM
hi andy and yes there is when he is telling me my whites are blown when they aint :)
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 1, 2010 at 12:50 PM
No problem Lea
Andy...
Posted by Lea Roberts on September 1, 2010 at 1:57 PM
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good pose and background
This is my target species at the minute Lea, I like the shot and it's always nice to have a Kingfisher infront of the lense.
Andy...
I mean the purple on his wings.
Marcel
Well done.
Geoff.
Marcel, yeah the colours its also got blue, green and orange in it how strange must be something it ate :)
Saw that on the Charlie Hamilton J prog a few weeks back ?
Not sure about the colour but the whole shot seems too hard or dark maybe for a bird we all know quite well. Definately needs the contrast dropping I feel. I think thats why Marcel has made the comment about the colour.
Just raising the gamma to 120 improves it a lot. Brightening it of course up will make the blown cheek patch and light blue rump worse but that's the Kingfisher problem. I am sure there is a pic in there somewhere..
Cheers
JohnR
I love both but given the choice I'd rather photograph the female anyday
Calum
Good morning Lea,
This is a critique forum, you should take the positive comments as well as the negative comments, in the spirit in which they are meant. Peoples views will always differ so there's no need to make it personal.
Andy...
No problem Lea
Andy...