Certainly its a King...

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Certainly its a King...
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Copyright: Narayanan Ganesan (gannu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 729 W: 4 N: 1811] (8608)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-13
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/8, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Kingfisher [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-26 0:50
Viewed: 332
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The only nit in the photograph is the wire coming under the bird. But I just could not avoid as I found the bird while driving back home. It was at 1117 in the morning at 40degree temp found difficult. But thought perhaps to put it as natural and nature photograph.

Kingfishers are birds of the three families Alcedinidae (river kingfishers), Halcyonidae (tree kingfishers), and Cerylidae (water kingfishers). There are about 90 species of kingfisher. All have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. They are found throughout the world.

The etymology of kingfisher is obscure; the term comes from king's fisher, but why that name was applied is not known.

The taxonomy of the three families is complex and rather controversial. Although commonly assigned to the order Coraciiformes, from this level down confusion sets in. The kingfishers were traditionally treated as one family, Alcedinidae with three subfamilies, but following the 1990s revolution in bird taxonomy, the three former subfamilies are now usually elevated to familial level. That move was supported by chromosome and DNA-DNA hybridisation studies, but challenged on the grounds that all three groups are monophyletic with respect to the other Coraciiformes. This leads to them being grouped as the suborder Alcedines.

The tree kingfishers have been previously given the familial name Dacelonidae but Halcyonidae has priority. This group derives from a very ancient divergence from the ancestral stock.

Kingfishers live in both woodland and wetland habitats. Kingfishers that live near water hunt small fish by diving. They also eat crayfish, frogs, and insects. Wood kingfishers eat reptiles. Kingfishers of all three families beat their prey to death, either by whipping it against a tree or by dropping it on a stone.

They are able to see well both in air and under water while swimming. Their eyes also have evolved an egg-shaped lens able to focus in the two different environments.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Suborder: Alcedines

Technical Data
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Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
Exposure Time: 1/1000
F-Stop: f/8.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Focal Length: 300/1 mm
Date Taken: 2008-04-13 11:17
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
File Size: 137 kb

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend.

Rgds
Ganesh
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Hi Narayan,
Certainly a king, quite beautiful in its looks.
Nice PoV and focus.
I can understand how disturbing it must have been to have that wire on the screen and hence i did a small WS to remove it for you.
Hope you wont mind:)
TFS & Cheers

Hi friend Narayanan,
What a lovely and strange bird whiich I have not seen before. I like especially its huge and long beak like a pinokio:). Great diagonal composition wit nice DOF and POV!
TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram

Hi Nara,what a strange bird! Never seen like that,excellent work in sharpenss and colours and excellent choice of point of view,my best compliments,thanks for share,Luciano

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  • san Silver Note Writer [C: 2 W: 0 N: 20] (134)
  • [2008-04-26 4:29]

Hi NG,

The bird looks majestic, the way it perched itself high above anyone elses reach. If not for your camera, it would certainly not have been captured.

Good work.
TFS
San

Hi Narayanan, lovely colorful bird with wonderful details and splendid sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Hi Ganesh Ji,
A nice capture in hot and dry conditions. Very well composed shot of this kingfisher. Excellent details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hi Ganesh.
I like pictured by your amazing bird. Despite its colouration which is difficult to exposure you managed to get a picture with plenty attractive details. Sharpness is razor, composition is great. Well done and TFS.
Alexei.

Very nice shot and superb angle. I like the angle but the pole is the distraction. Vignesh

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1675 W: 8 N: 4022] (13255)
  • [2008-04-26 9:36]

Hi Ganesh,

The wire is not a distraction at all. In fact, I think it even adds something to the wonderful diagonal composition. A very nice Kingfisher - another bird I have only seen in pictures. Wonderful pose, colors and details. I love that huge opened beak.

Jane

Merhaba Ganesh,
That fine Kingfisher looks like the ones we have here, named after my city, Halcyon smyrnensis, depicted perfectly from a low viewpoint and in great detail. TFS and cheers, my friend...
Mehmet

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1687 W: 20 N: 4738] (15476)
  • [2008-04-26 19:16]

Hi Narayanan,
Wonderful shot of this colourful Kingfisher with its extra long beak half open. I have also usually found them of overhead electric wires, still waiting for a properly perched photo. You could have also stamped out the OOF wire in PS and I think it lacks a bit of luminosity. Anyway a great shot with a nicely chosen POV. Very nice composition too. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1702 W: 5 N: 2123] (11730)
  • [2008-04-27 4:39]

Bonjour Narayanan,

Superbe oiseau et bon détails.
Merci pour le partage.
joseph

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2726 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-05-06 6:47]

Hello Ganesh

A very good POV on this one,the catch light in the eye shows well.
Very good sharpness and detail.
Well placed in the frame.
TFS

Rob

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