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Kingfisher + rehash

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Posted by John Robinson on November 16, 2010 at 3:45 PM
Kingfisher + rehash
Kingfisher

Something different about this one but can't work out what it is.
:frown:
D200
Sigma 100-300
400 ISO
125th sec @f9
Slight crop.
Levels
JR
Posted by Robert Lawrence on November 16, 2010 at 4:12 PM
Superb John (despite the squarish crop). Detail and exposure is absolutely spot on. Best KF image seen for a while.
Posted by Maggie Campbell on November 16, 2010 at 4:41 PM
Lovely detail John. Only minor nits for me are a little big in the frame and not keen on the square crop Otherwise a cracker :toast:
Posted by Karen Summers on November 16, 2010 at 4:44 PM
colour and detail is lovely
Posted by Ian Mason on November 16, 2010 at 5:01 PM
Gorgeous directional light shows off the plumage very nicely. The eye is great. I agree just a little tight.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on November 16, 2010 at 5:09 PM
Apart from the stray leaf under your sig and the missing foot John


its a cracker :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Mason on November 16, 2010 at 5:35 PM
Gorgeous directional light shows off the plumage very nicely. The eye is great. I agree just a little tight.
Posted by Ian Mason on November 16, 2010 at 5:58 PM
Gorgeous directional light shows off the plumage very nicely. The eye is great. I agree just a little tight.
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 16, 2010 at 6:24 PM
What a lovely Kingfisher image, the colours are amazing :smile:
Well done John.

Geoff.
Posted by John Robinson on November 16, 2010 at 6:30 PM
Thanks all
Spent the past two hours trying to get more space around the bird as most suggested,. I only had one other shot and it was the same size in the frame. I have had to create more background. Not sure if the effort was worth it. What do you think.
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Lee fisher on November 16, 2010 at 8:13 PM
Much prefer version two John. Its a quality shot all round :toast:
Lee
Posted by Neil Burton on November 17, 2010 at 4:03 AM
Fantastic shot john!
Posted by PhilH on November 17, 2010 at 4:13 AM
Second John... well worth the time spent... great KF image, I can work it out :wink:

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Andrew Mason on November 17, 2010 at 4:24 AM
John, I like both images but prefer the second. Lovely light, detail on the Kingfishers and I like the background too. Andrew
Posted by Karen Summers on November 17, 2010 at 6:58 AM
the second one is even better John
Posted by Shaun Boycott-Tayl on November 17, 2010 at 8:20 AM
Hi John,

The second image really works. :toast: :toast: :toast:

Bags of detail and the composition is spot on. The effort was worth it.

Shaun :wavey:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on November 17, 2010 at 8:30 AM
Well worth it John :biggrin:
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on November 17, 2010 at 9:41 AM
I didn't know you could use Fuji Velvia with digital John! :biggrin:
A very attractive image - the second comp for me, all day long.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Kim Connolly on November 17, 2010 at 10:21 AM
Both fabulous John, but if I was pushed - then the second for me too. :toast:
Posted by Phil Mclean on November 17, 2010 at 11:40 AM
I too prefer the 2nd one John.
But I am amazed nobody's mentioned the amputated foot yet! :smile:

Phil. :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on November 17, 2010 at 12:17 PM
Go to the top of the class !! I wondered how long it would be.
I know I should have left the first one alone instead of trying to enlarge the canvas :smile: :eek:
I tried to use the only other shot I had with more canvas on but I should have spent three instead of two hours
Cheers
JohnR