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Posted by Tom Smit on January 20, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Kingfisher
It's been a long time ago I did some posting over here.
So I thought to post a picture I made last year.

Absolulty spoken it is not my first Kingfisher, but it is the first Kingfisher picture which made me satisfied with the result.

Please let me know how you think about it.

Exif: 1/100sec, F5.6, ISO 400, 700mm
The picture is only cropped to a square by removing de left side.

Thanks for looking.
Posted by John Robinson on January 20, 2012 at 1:10 PM
Looks OK for me Tom. Good to see you still around :biggrin: Its one of those which could go square, upright or landscape. You have to leave the webs whatever.
Good stuff.
John R
Posted by Matt Cole on January 20, 2012 at 3:51 PM
that's nice Tom, I particularly like the cobweb. I'm not quite sure about the best composition - I think I'd prefer some off the top and a bit more on the right.

Matt :toast:
Posted by keith mitchell on January 20, 2012 at 4:06 PM
Hi Tom.
The pose and of course the cobweb look really good ,i agree with Matt about the top and right.

Keith. :smile:
Posted by Ian Mason on January 20, 2012 at 4:28 PM
Lovely! Great cobweb too. Definitely a traditional landscape crop for me.
Posted by John Robinson on January 20, 2012 at 4:50 PM
Looking at this again , I reckon landscape too.
JR
Posted by Nick Mckeown on January 20, 2012 at 5:04 PM
What a beautiful image Tom the cobwebs certainly have made for a very different and interesting image. My preference would also be for a landscape crop as there is quite a lot of room over the bird but it would also allow for printing on the front cover of a magazine which it deserves to be on.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by David Sewell on January 20, 2012 at 5:46 PM
Like others, I go for the landscape crop. Really love the spider web though.

David
Posted by Cliff Young on January 21, 2012 at 5:04 AM
Agree with others re the crop. Still a nice shot! :toast:
Cliff
Posted by Tom Smit on January 21, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Hello all,

Thanks for the comments. I made a new crop with a little less top en a little more on the right.
Is this what you do mean??
I was waiting for the kingfisher to turn his head to the left so I have a better picture just because of the web.
I'll put the original picture in a repost in this article.

Thanks again.

:wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Tom Smit on January 21, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Repost original picture
Thanks again.
Posted by Bob Johnson on January 21, 2012 at 1:17 PM
Nice shot Tom and I prefer re post with some off the top :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on January 23, 2012 at 2:07 AM
I definitely prefer the repost. Beautiful image. :smile:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 23, 2012 at 2:20 PM
Repost is the winner Tom. It is definitely the delicate cobwebs that lift this shot. Very nice indeed. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on January 23, 2012 at 2:25 PM
Repost for me Tom. Cracking shot :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Ian Haskell on January 24, 2012 at 7:08 PM
Nice image allround. Those cobwebs are brilliant.

Ian