Pied Kingfisher


Posted by Eric Landsberg on Sun Jul 20, 2014 12:45 am

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Pied Kingfisher - Female
(Ceryle rudis)
Kruger National Park

Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: 600mm
Shutter Speed: 1/2000
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 640
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by Gaurav Mittal on Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:40 am
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A good alert pose with the bird against a clean background. Over all the image look a bit dark, I would adjust the
exposure slider in post processing or open up about a third of a stop in camera.
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by Eric Landsberg on Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:22 am
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Thanks Gaurav, image updated
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by Alan Murphy on Sun Jul 20, 2014 2:09 pm
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Excellent pose and comp.
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by Graeme Guy on Sun Jul 20, 2014 3:57 pm
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Nice pose, well exposed, nice background


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by Karl Egressy on Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:03 pm
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Nice pose and pleasing background, Eric.
 

by George Whalen on Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:24 pm
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Great shot Eric
 

by Homer on Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:36 am
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Excellent
 

by Frank Schauf on Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:41 am
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Great timing, great action.
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by rbielefeld on Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:58 pm
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Great pose. Nice simple comp too. Sharpness and detail look good. Maybe a bit dark, but not much IMO.
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