Kingfisher

Nikon D7000
Nikon 500ml f4.
1/1250@f4
iso200
auto wb.

Another shot from my Kingfisher session i have added a bit of canvas at the bottom hope its not effecting the image.
Thanks for looking and your comments on my foggy Owl shot,large image looks better i think.

Hi a very nice image but it could do with a bit more D.O.F.

Phil.

Thanks Phil i changed from F8 to F4 to try and get a more oof bg ,win on that but as you rightly say could do with a bit more D.O.F.

A beautiful bird Keith, nice detail, he certainly looks as though he has been working hard with that bill!!. The large photo is really super.

Keith

A splendid image and so much better in the large version.

Just needs that bit more DOF Keith as the bill end with fish is soft but it is a cracking portrait of a Kingie and the detail is superb!

Nick.

Hi Keith, you need to look at the distance between you and your subject and the subject to BKG. If you keep a health distance between subject & BKG then you should get a good diffused BKG, as I assume the Nikon, like Canon will compress the BKG with a fixed lens. You can then look at say f/8 to get DOF on you subject, however the closer you are, the more difficult it becomes, if that makes sense?

Although the cast has gone in relation to the previous post, the image still looks a little 'flat' although you have the vibrancy of the plumage I feel you can still get more out of it, to give the image more 'pop factor'. You can also add some more selective sharpening to the subject and perhaps extract a hint more from the beak & fish.

Looks like this is an on going project so hopefully you can experiment more over the coming weeks.

TFS
Steve

Thanks for looking and you tips.

good advice above Keith. The bird was at a difficult angle to get everything in focus but you've done the tricky bit - to get a frame filling image of a kingfisher on an attractive perch, so I look forward to seeing more.

Matt

Cheers Matt,