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malachite kingfisher


malachite kingfisher
Photo Information
Copyright: Paul Bright (paulbright) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 101 W: 0 N: 239] (2724)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-02-11
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): !Birds of a Feather [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-02-20 14:37
Viewed: 1331
Points: 15
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
malachite kingfisher - alcedo cristata. common resident. young birds have blackish beaks. singly on
almost any waters with fringing vegetation.

I cannot have enough of these gems!

got this shot near Satara at a medium size water hole (whats remaining of an almost dried up river) right next to the gravel road S41.
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To whjb: thanks Willem!paulbright 1 02-21 14:31
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  • oki Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 81 W: 10 N: 114] (584)
  • [2007-02-20 15:34]

Hi Paul,
impressive colors of the kingfisher with great sharpness.
Only point of critcism is the noisy green. I think you could easily reduce some with Neat Image...
Anyway, great capture,
Best regards
Oki

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  • delic Gold Star Critiquer [C: 449 W: 6 N: 310] (898)
  • [2007-02-20 16:17]

Hello Paul,
This is a very nice kingfisher photo with great colors. The image is sharp but there appears to some loss of detail on the beak, if I'm seeing right, possibly due to noise. The background blue helps enhance the red and the blue.
Best wishes,
Hakan

Hi Paul,

What a brilliantly coloured bird. Agree with you that I would fill my card with shots of this beauty. Good composition and sharpness. High ISO probably caused the noise in the BG. Did a workshop and removed the noise with NeatImage (as suggested) and it worked well.

TFS
Willem

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  • hibou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 216 W: 1 N: 329] (1617)
  • [2007-02-20 19:27]

Hello Paul,
What a great colorfull picture. Details, colors, action, BG ...all perfect. TFS
Donald

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3064 W: 231 N: 6154] (21022)
  • [2007-02-20 21:24]

What a beauty, Paul.
I really like his pose... interesting.
The colors are brilliant, with perfect exposure and light.
Very sharp details.
TFS. : )

Hi Paul

Great close up, but there is some noise in the shot. Colours are well saturated and I like the diagonal of the perch. :-)

Hi Paul,

Beautiful shot!! Love the sharpness of the image, the composition and the DOF. The beak is a little OOF -however, a lovely shot.

I have tried to take pictures of these birds and know how flighty they can be. I would reduce noise on this image as was done by the workshop.

TFS!!
Liezel

TFS!!
Liezel

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  • star74 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 212 W: 3 N: 597] (2472)
  • [2007-03-04 14:21]

Hello Paul,
I like the pose a lot,
Beautiful colors and blurry background,
The sharpness and details are great,
Wel done

Hi ya Paul, this sure is a different pose by this kingfisher.
I like that you captured it "in action" preening and cleaning.
Tfs, Jay

OOPS I think yh todaI wrote too muc

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