Kingfisher
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05/03/06 09:53 PM
05/03/06 09:53 PM
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Edward
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#1 #2 #3 Takehn at Birdworld Kuranda, Cairns, Austratlia, 2005
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Re: Kingfisher
[Re: James Morrissey]
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05/04/06 09:45 AM
05/04/06 09:45 AM
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Tony Bynum
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nice capture. Those things are about the most spooky birds I've ever tried to photograph, plus, they dont sit still, in the same place for long. I find them harder than stalking herrons in the wideopen west. If you've not tried that, give it a try, it's not like shooting them in Ding, or Blackwater, or Chechotegue, or those eastern locations where you can almost reach out the rig and grab them. I love the king fisher, and herrons and when I lived back east I could not believe how many birds there were along the coast durring the winter. . .
Where did you photograph him? They look more blue than the ones out here in Montana. . .
Thanks for posting, I like to see them king fishers for sure!
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Re: Kingfisher
[Re: Tony Bynum]
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05/05/06 11:59 AM
05/05/06 11:59 AM
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JeffDinPA
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Ed, Nice shots of a beautiful bird. I agree with James, a little more light in the eye and a catch light would help. Post processing can help there. That is a sharp bird.
Thanks,
Jeff
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Re: Kingfisher
[Re: James Morrissey]
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05/05/06 10:02 PM
05/05/06 10:02 PM
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Edward
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Quote:
Hey Edward!
Glad to see you around. Nice shots. The only nitpick is that I cannot see the eyes at all. I am wondering if a slight dodge in PS around the eyes might be helpful?
James
Thanks James. Yeah, there's no light from the right hand side when I took the shots. Guess I'd need to PS it a bit
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Re: Kingfisher
[Re: Tony Bynum]
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05/05/06 10:04 PM
05/05/06 10:04 PM
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Edward
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Quote:
nice capture. Those things are about the most spooky birds I've ever tried to photograph, plus, they dont sit still, in the same place for long. I find them harder than stalking herrons in the wideopen west. If you've not tried that, give it a try, it's not like shooting them in Ding, or Blackwater, or Chechotegue, or those eastern locations where you can almost reach out the rig and grab them. I love the king fisher, and herrons and when I lived back east I could not believe how many birds there were along the coast durring the winter. . .
Where did you photograph him? They look more blue than the ones out here in Montana. . .
Thanks for posting, I like to see them king fishers for sure!
Thank you Tony. I took the shots when I travelled to Cairns, Australia last Christmas. Yeah, I was able to take 4 or 5 shots before it flew away :P This was the first time I saw such a nice beautiful bird in blue.
Last edited by Edward; 05/05/06 10:04 PM.
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Re: Kingfisher
[Re: JeffDinPA]
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05/05/06 10:05 PM
05/05/06 10:05 PM
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Edward
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Quote:
Ed, Nice shots of a beautiful bird. I agree with James, a little more light in the eye and a catch light would help. Post processing can help there. That is a sharp bird.
Appreciate for your comments Jeff
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