King Fisher-Shark Valley ENP


Posted by AlexC on Thu Oct 30, 2003 5:51 pm

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Belted King Fisher (Ceryle alcyon)

Without the benefit of a blind this wonderful creature is very hard to photograph, even while perching, The good thing is that the road into Shark Valley is pretty narrow, and so the canal that runs along side of it, in spite of this, most times it's cat and mouse game!!, This image was taken on Nov. 28th of last year, which means that if he is going to come back, it won't be long before he shows his feathers!!, Nothing like having the advantage of the Exif information on your digital images :wink: , The light is pretty harsh and I did what I could, a little PS work and the bird is presentable!! (I think)Image cropped for compositional considerations.
D1x, Raw, Lens=400mm afs-f/2.8 + 2X, FL=800mm, Incident metering, 1/1000sec SS-f/8, ISO=200, WB-Sunny, High speed flash!!
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by Alan Murphy on Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:01 pm
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Alex, You forgot to put the model type # TGV2003 (twisty green vine 2003) in your post. :)

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by Bill Whala on Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:03 pm
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Oh what a tangled web we weave...

Smokin' hot image, Alex. Nitless to be sure. :shock: :shock: :shock:
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by AlexC on Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:14 pm
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Alan wrote:
You forgot to put the model type # TGV2003 (twisty green vine 2003) in your post.
Alan, My apologies for not mentioning the perch, if by any chance this perch has been copyrighted already, any patent infringement should be settled out of court like good friends do!!! :wink:
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by DennisD on Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:39 pm
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A beautiful image. This species is very high on my want list, but seems to be very difficult to get close to. Very nice background and pose for the bird.
 

by Bruce DiVaccaro on Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:59 pm
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Alex,

Nice work. I like the pose with the head turn. The exposure looks very good and the flash did a nice job of reducing the harsh light. I hope he makes an appearance for you again this year.
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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:03 pm
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Excellent detail in the upper chest feathers. These little guys are all head and beak.
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by ajhand on Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:04 pm
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Alex:

I especially like the shingled breast feathers and that perch is amazing.

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by Bruce Sherman on Thu Oct 30, 2003 7:13 pm
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Alex,
I would take this one in a minute. Very nice job.
 

by Jill on Thu Oct 30, 2003 8:16 pm
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He's a beauty, Alex. Plus the woven perch is totally unique!! Many kingfishers have returned to local parks already. Fantastic image MF. 8) 8) 8)
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by Alan Melle on Thu Oct 30, 2003 8:33 pm
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Terrific! That #TGV2003 perch was just the ticket. Hope Mr. Murphy doesn't charge you too much for using it. Very nice!
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by Anthony Medici on Thu Oct 30, 2003 9:32 pm
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by BrianS on Thu Oct 30, 2003 10:19 pm
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Love the twisty perch ... nice colors and pose.
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by Brian L. Zwiebel on Thu Oct 30, 2003 11:49 pm
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Alex,

You've handled the lighting pretty darn well here. The verdict on the perch is still out with me, for originality I'll give it a 10 but I must subtract style points for the dirty bird markings on it!! :)

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by daniel ck chan on Fri Oct 31, 2003 12:43 am
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Lovely bird and shot! :shock: :shock: :shock:
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by Juan E. Bahamon on Fri Oct 31, 2003 1:39 am
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Supernice. By the way looks like your cousin on the avatar.
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by Vesa Huttunen on Fri Oct 31, 2003 2:11 am
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Angry looking fellow :evil:

Great pose and head turn is perfect.
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by LHays on Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:01 am
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An extraordinary shot to get without a blind. Such a stately pose....and I really like the tangled vine as a perch. Is this a sign that there may be a merger of the two major perch companies? Oh what possibilites this has....and the names I could conjure up for such a venture. My first thought was "Bring and Brag Perches".
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