cormorant, robin, kingfisher.

[matthewo]

1) this guy only has one wing, the other is deformed or injured

2)

3)

 

[Radical]

I like the robin.

 

[premo]

Great set.. I just love # 1.

 

[matthewo]

thank you, the lighting was good for #1 most of the time I blow out the highlights on the white part of the beak of the cormorant.

 

[coastalconn]

The Kingfisher is brilliant! I know exactly how hard it is to catch one of these!

 

[matthewo]

thank you, probably my best so far, as far as getting a close up of them. not that the quality was really up to par, on it, my shutter speed was too slow, and only got a single shot off before he bolted, laughing at me.

they are my nemisis right now. i know where a few stay , but they are hard to get photos of.

 

[WesternGuy]

Nice shots. I really like the king fisher. This would be a wall hanger if it was mine.

WesternGuy

 

[shefjr]

I like the colors in the first one. The robin is tack sharp! I'm with everyone on the King Fisher it's great. I like the composition of it. I do have a question though. Is it my screen or is there a faint halo of blue starting on top of his beak, head and shoulders?

 

[matthewo]

I like the colors in the first one. The robin is tack sharp! I'm with everyone on the King Fisher it's great. I like the composition of it. I do have a question though. Is it my screen or is there a faint halo of blue starting on top of his beak, head and shoulders?

hmm, I guess I see a little bit of that but I cannot tell if its just the background changing around it. I try to look at the original raw files after I get done editing them to make sure I didn't add anything like a halo, and the original seemed to have that same little bit of "glow"

 

[shefjr]

I like the colors in the first one. The robin is tack sharp! I'm with everyone on the King Fisher it's great. I like the composition of it. I do have a question though. Is it my screen or is there a faint halo of blue starting on top of his beak, head and shoulders?

hmm, I guess I see a little bit of that but I cannot tell if its just the background changing around it. I try to look at the original raw files after I get done editing them to make sure I didn't add anything like a halo, and the original seemed to have that same little bit of "glow"

Either way I still like it. It's the kind of composition that I strive to capture. Nothing busy in it and you know exactly what the subject of the image is without anything detracting from it.

 

[EmmaBproductions]

They are all really nice!

What shutter speed did you use here?
Was it hard to get the birds in focus?

 

[sm4him]

I agree with the thoughts about the kingfisher--I've been chasing one for weeks now and have yet to get a decent picture. That thing senses even the slightest of movements--actually I think it can sense it when I just *think* about moving a step closer!

I'd be thrilled to come home with a shot like that!

 

[Mully]

Really nice work, the kingfisher is outstanding with a small fish in its beak