Woodland Kingfisher

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• goatman04 (10573)
• [2012-04-09 7:43]

Hello Anna,

An outstanding capture of this woodland kingfisher with such beautiful coloration, details & sharpness. Great composition & lovely pose...

Very nicely done & its so good to see your posts on TN.

TFS & best wishes

Umar

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• Belgerdy (7664)
• [2012-04-09 7:47]

Wow that's an awesome shot, with good sharpness and oh so lovely a colorful subject

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• corjan3 (4707)
• [2012-04-09 8:03]

Hello Anna,
Not only is the bird very beautiful and rendered in excellent quality, but so is the foliage, standing out against the OOF background. A real pleasure to view. Is there a possibility that we can see a collection of your birds of Kruger on-line? Best wishes.
Neels

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• buscape (7615)
• [2012-04-09 8:13]

Hello Anna,
great capture of this Kingfisher with good sharpness and wonderful colours. I also like the lateral view and the nice eye contact.
Best wishes,
Helmut

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• Silvio2006 (102073)
• [2012-04-09 9:00]

Ciao Anna, great capture of lovely kingfisher with fanmtastic colors, splendid sharpness and fine details, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

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• waylim (1765)
• [2012-04-09 9:11]

Hi Anna,

Really good close up of the Kingfisher resting on the acacia tree, I remember inspecting the long, hard and sharp thorns of this tree when I was in Tanzania. It is amazing how nature is protecting itself. Without the thorn the giraffes would have to have such long tongue or it might just wipe out the tree within days. Well back to this bird, it is beautiful, love the light blue of the plumage, the red beak really stand out against the green, like a stem of red hot pepper.

Beautiful shot with good composition and excellent details.

Way

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• CeltickRanger (37400)
• [2012-04-09 9:37]

Hello Anna

Excellent close-up photo of the Woodland Kingfisher,
fine POV and framing, excellent focus sharpness and details,

TFS

Asbed

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• shabsslg (913)
• [2012-04-09 9:39]

Hi Anna,

A real nice bird proficiently captured. Light, colour is perfect. Sharpness is quite good - the best one can get at extremal ranges of the instrument used. Interesting note about the species.

TFS,
Subhayan.

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• pirate (7474)
• [2012-04-09 9:44]

Hi Anna
most beautiful colors here with perfect comp
tfs
Tom

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• maaciejka (27117)
• [2012-04-09 10:42]

Hi Anna,
very nice photo of this bird. Very good point of view. Nice composition.
Thanks for sharing,
Maciek

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• ana974 (4857)
• [2012-04-09 11:00]

Hello Anna!
What a wonderful souvenir from your visit to the Kruger park ( which I know so well by the Nat-Geo Wild).Fantastic shot with so many good details and gorgeous colors.Congratulations and thanks to sharing it with so interesting notes.Bravo!
Best wishes from your friend,
aNa

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• siggi (52850)
• [2012-04-09 11:10]

Hello Anna.
This is a wonderful picture. The sharpness and details are amazing, the blue colour of the feathers are spectacular.Very well done.Best regards Siggi

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• rubyfantacy (2627)
• [2012-04-09 11:18]

hello Anna,
the bird is truly beautiful. good sharpness and a good angle. thanks for sharing.
after going through your recent post, and seeing you still managing time to share such beautiful photographs, i have started admiring you. keep faith. and keep smiling.
Ruby

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• pegos (1982)
• [2012-04-09 13:25]

Hello Anna,
beautiful image of this kingfisher! Excellent sharpness and wonderful colours; nice ambientation and great POV. Very well done!
Thanks for sharing
Enrico

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• Mamagolo2 (3124)
• [2012-04-09 13:42]

Hello Anna my dear friend and neighbour of today.
Another one of your stunning bird photos and a pleasure to view. Excellent composition and beautiful colours. Looks like your 5 day stay in KNP was worth it my friend. Fantastic image and thanks for sharing.
Lovies
Natley

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• lousat (65489)
• [2012-04-09 14:52]

Hi Anna,spectacular capture of this kingfisher,what a composition and a absolute perfections of the details and metallic colors,fantastic work,i like it!Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano.

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• josediogo1958 (11747)
• [2012-04-10 1:19]

Good morning Anna
Wonderful this kingfisher and so well captured.Perfect pose and composition,wonderful bright colors and great sharpness.
I've been at the kruger in 1991...long time ago...
Thank You,
Kind regards
J.Diogo

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• soccer (2557)
• [2012-04-10 2:00]

Anna,

Another excellent post by you.
I love the tight composition showing great detail of the subject. The DOF is good with OOF BG. Your sharpness, clarity of the image, colour and lighting are all very well done.
TFS,
Sheriff

P.S. I also love the Woodland Kingfishers during summer in the Kruger!

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• foozi (25839)
• [2012-04-10 5:24]

Hello Anna,
lovely presentation of this excellent kingfisher. The colours are so attractive and the details are well seen. The bird perched wonderfully and you never wasted it.
Congrats and it is so beautiful

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• PeterZ (49139)
• [2012-04-10 7:06]

Hello Anna,
Superb photo of this Woodland Kingfisher in impressive sharpness and details. Wonderful that you can come so close. Beautiful bright and contrasting colours. A fine DOF and composition. Nice Acacia tree as a contrasting background.
Regards,
Peter

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• marius-secan (29598)
• [2012-04-10 7:28]

Hello Anna,
No doubt this is the best image I have ever seen with this species of bird. The details, clarity, focus and sharpness are impressive.
Very nice low POV. Excellent contrast against the green background. Thanks for sharing!
Marius.

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• Alex99 (23735)
• [2012-04-10 7:51]

Hi Anna.
Brilliant shot. My congratulations. Simply amazing BG, splendid pattern, created by small leaves and twigs, fantastic sharpness and colours of an amazing bird. Bravo. Great job.
Alexei.

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• euroblinkie (64279)
• [2012-04-10 8:10]

Anne this is very good
so good sharpness and this colours are beautiful
great shot
thanks greeting lou

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• Merlin (1713)
• [2012-04-10 10:29]

Hi, Anna
This is just an excellent portrait of the kingfisher hunting from the acacia. Everything is as it should be, and the exposure and colours look excellent to me. You had a little luck, as there are no twigs or thorns between your lens and the bird, which is so often a problem. A fine posting.
Best wishes, Nigel.

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• PaulLees (9004)
• [2012-04-11 0:42]

Hi Anna, Wow what a fabulous capture of this Woodland Kingfisher my good friend hmmm lovely stuff!, good composition with the Kingfisher well placed in the format, superb sharpness and detail, nice lighting management with excellent natural colours, splendid work here Anna and very well done,
Best Regards,

Pauly.

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• Pitoncle (9508)
• [2012-04-11 4:50]

Bonjour Anna,
Superbe publication valorisant bien le sujet, sous un bon angle de prise de vue, par son opposition dans l'environnement ; la lumière, bien maîtrisée, dévoile de splendide couleurs et l'excellente profondeur de champ permet d'apprécier la finesse des détails.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

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• cobra112 (43366)
• [2012-04-11 13:59]

Ciao Anna. Magnificent pic for the coloured bird. Details and sharp perfect as usual. Intrigant BG indeed. TFS.

Roberto

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• chrimakris (26007)
• [2012-04-11 21:12]

Amazing bird and impressive photo Anna! Wonderful pose, excellent composition, fantastic colours and good sharpness!
Regards,
Christodoulos

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• manyee (23770)
• [2012-04-11 21:38]

What a beautiful bird, Anna!
The colors are gorgeous. What a great profile pose.
I loved that you were able to capture the iridescence on those blue feathers!
Just lively.
TFS : )

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• samiran88 (10271)
• [2012-04-12 7:32]

Hi Anna,
King fisher of our country is different colour.
this is really a beautiful picture with great clarity and colour. very nice composition.
thank you for visiting my gallery.
with best wishes.
samiran

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• jusninasirun (14660)
• [2012-04-12 9:09]

Hello Anna.
This is fabulous kingfisher shot and that perch is truly amazing. The body is sharp and on the same plane exposing vivid plumage details. Lovely colors and top grade composition.
Thanks and have a nice day.
Jusni

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• tuslaw (19883)
• [2012-04-14 10:44]

Hello Anna,
What a beauty you have posted this time. Very interesting to know that it's feathers are actually a brown color. I also am surprised to find that this particular kingfisher doesn't spend much time around water like it's many cousins do.
Love the gorgeous bluish turquoise colors and sharp focus. Must say the red bill is a real eye catcher which is hard to ignore. Great job at showing off this little fellow.
Ron

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• achimmircea (6246)
• [2012-04-14 13:45]

Hello Anna,
An excellent shot of this beautiful bird! Great focus that give the perfect sharpness, nice colours and fine details. Well done!
Regards,
Mircea

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• Jakkals (2813)
• [2012-04-15 9:16]

Hello Anna,
I am so glad you were given the opportunity to capture this Woodland Kingfisher in all it's splendour!!! Fantastic sharp detail combined with the wonderful colours, placing, light and POV makes this a superb composition. Well done.
Best regards,
Carl
PS.
Middle May were are off to Ngwenya Lodge/Crocodile bridge - Kruger National Park for a week.

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• anel (40574)
• [2012-04-20 1:58]

Hello Anna,
Missed this striking picture. What a beak this Kingfisher has! Lovely presentation in its natural surrounding and showing so well its beautiful plumage. Excellent sharpness too. A lovely posting!
Kind regards
Anne

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• vanda (3673)
• [2012-04-21 15:13]

Hi Anna!
very nice portrait of Woodland Kingfisher, captured in perfect way. Sharpness and details are superb. Nice lighting and great DOF.
Well done, anna: congratulations.
ciao and nice Sunday! Vanda
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I would like capturing this bird so much. Some days ago I saw a Common Kingfisher. Unfortunately it was impossible to capture it with my camera ... it was too far away :(

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• lorendubois (9343)
• [2012-04-29 0:13]

Hello Anna
Congratulations for this shot extra: everything is successful!
thank you. friendly
Laurent

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• Chiza (5351)
• [2012-06-07 18:59]

Hola Anna; primero que todo deseo su pronta recuperación. Que belleza de foto y de ave, me gusta mucho la especie, el color, la luz, enfoque, entorno y la composición...saludos.

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• poppygan59 (2516)
• [2012-06-20 4:36]

Anna, great shot of this kingfisher, Excellent sharpness and detail.

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• M_Detay (832)
• [2012-09-08 4:45]

Hi Anna,
Great capture of this kingfisher. Excellent coloration, details & sharpness. Congratulation.
Cheers.
Michel

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• robertcolino (1025)
• [2012-12-17 12:37]

hello Anna
Beautiful shot. Amazing color, detail and closeness.
Thanks for sharing.
Robert