Thank you for your kind words, Eric.
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Is this Kingfisher’s name Waldo?I really love kingfishers.
FWIW and to give you a laugh
I (less) proudly present my first picture ever of a Eurasian kingfisher (alcedo atthis)
I promise I'll to try to do better in the future.
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Always!No, I didn't. But I agree with you, it is indeed a Caspian tern. Thanks for your input, I appreciate it very much. I will change the name at the top of the picture.
Thank you so much, ISv
I think I got it!Even worse, there is a really ugly photo supposedly of me in a local paper - and it is of someone else.
My favourite bird for photographing is the Eurasian Kingfisher. I think it is the most beautiful of the kingfishers, and it is a magnet for bird photographers in the UK. Anyway, you have inspired me to go back over my old photos and rework them with modern software, and it's amazing how much you can improve. I'll start with ones in flight (even though this is not the BIF thread). Here are the ones I took with the 5DIII and 300mm f/2.8 II + 1.4xTC, before I used RAW, and I sharpened them with Topaz AI. The first three are of the bird emerging from a dive. The fourth is the next dive. All 100% crops.I really love kingfishers.
FWIW and to give you a laugh
I (less) proudly present my first picture ever of a Eurasian kingfisher (alcedo atthis)
I promise I'll to try to do better in the future.
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this is the 1:1 crop from this picture below. Happy searching
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Thanks Click. The old 22.3 mpx 5DIII with that f/4 lens certainly delivered the goods. The R3 should do OK at 24 mpx!Great shots, Alan. Especially the last one. WOW!
I agree - that last shot is breathtaking!My favourite bird for photographing is the Eurasian Kingfisher. I think it is the most beautiful of the kingfishers, and it is a magnet for bird photographers in the UK. Anyway, you have inspired me to go back over my old photos and rework them with modern software, and it's amazing how much you can improve. I'll start with ones in flight (even though this is not the BIF thread). Here are the ones I took with the 5DIII and 300mm f/2.8 II + 1.4xTC, before I used RAW, and I sharpened them with Topaz AI. The first three are of the bird emerging from a dive. The fourth is the next dive. All 100% crops.View attachment 200118View attachment 200119View attachment 200120View attachment 200121
Thanks JohnI agree - that last shot is breathtaking!
I concur, as well. Such a nice shot.I agree - that last shot is breathtaking!
And your photos are inspiring and wonderful.... you have inspired me to go back over my old photos ...
Nice varied selection. Well done!