Kingfisher , Lucky Shot
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Marcus Slade
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An auspicious debut. Lovely shot.
Nice!
SUPER snap! Sad to admit, I have never snapped a Kingfisher
Cool. Looks like a Green Kingfisher. Where was it shot?
ruley74
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Nice work Stumpy, they're beautiful the little Sacred Kingfishers. We're lucky here in OZ with several Kingfisher species.... and NZ!
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He was a pretty accommodating little guy. Nicely done.
Hi Lisa, It's a Kotare, (Maori Name) or New Zealand Kingfisher ,Shot in the Coromandel peninsular, North Island
Thanks! Great shot!!
Many thanks Markus
Thanks Karen
Thanks Ralph, I was all dressed up in my Ghilli suit , and hiding in the bushes, fortunately no one came by !!Great capture! Not an easy bird to get close to and shoot.Well done!
Thanks Dean, I think we only have the one in NZ, also referred to as Sacred, Amazing numbers of birds in OZ , hopefully be over soon.
Thanks Dan, I was very lucky. only 2 shots at 15 fps and he was gone !
ruley74
Well-known member
Yeah surprisingly i though there may have been more, NZ only have two including the introduced Kookaburra, one only the Sacred natively.
I'll be honest i assumed the photo was in Oz when i first seen simply because it was a sacred.
Thank you Charles, Plenty of opportunities in NZ !!
Nice shot. He does look a bit annoyed you caught him sitting still 
Woody Meristem
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Excellent photo. Too bad the rock it's on is so bright, the rock tends to call the viewer's attention away from the bird. Did you try to darken the rock, and only the rock, a bit?
Thanks StevenNice shot. He does look a bit annoyed you caught him sitting still
Hi Woody, I agree with you, I'll give it a try. Thanks. The "rock" is actually an inverted rudder on an old sailing dingy
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Hi Woody, Eventually got to my Computer, How's this ?View attachment 34434
Woody Meristem
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Looks better to me. I might even try to crop tighter on the bird to eliminate more of the rock so the viewer concentrates more on the bird which is the actual subject of the image; but that's just me, I like animal and bird portraits.
Hi Woody , Thanks for your input, I think I can now hang it on a wall. !!View attachment 34475
Looking at your rework, I find the rock looks over processed to me. To my eye there is too much orange/red in it. not sure but if you blow up the image to 100% do you see some noise? Hard to tell at the small size.
Please do read that I think the image is anything but excellent. Just a few thoughts for minor adjustments
Please do read that I think the image is anything but excellent. Just a few thoughts for minor adjustments