King fisher series : 2 (Black Caped Kingfisher)

[Nikhilesh Mahakur]

Nikon D300, Nikon 200-400 VR/ f4

ISO 400
f5.6
1/400
-0.7 ev
490mm

[Bibhav Behera]

The composition is nice. The branches frame it well. Lovely colours. No nits. Thanks for sharing.

[Nikhilesh Mahakur]

The nits - the throat area is a bit burnt out due to the harsh mid day sun :(

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I like the branch. Lowering the colour temperature will help the bright areas. You can experiment with slightly lower contrast. Look forward to more.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Wow! this is nice Nikhilesh, I am yet to see this black caped KF

have you shot these at R'thittu?

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice compo, the colours look good too. TFS.

Praveen: These are found along the coast, so you wouldn't find one at Ranganthittu... (Unless of course it is lost :D)

[Mohan Raj]

Good photograph of one more Kingfisher. I like the composition and catch light.
:thumbup1:
Nikhilesh, TFS.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice composition and colours. The perch is nice. I agree lowering the colour temperature will help. The eye contact is nice. Thanks for sharing.

[Ramesh Gopalswamy]

Nice composition. lesser contrast will add more effect. depth is in correct ratio

[Nikhilesh Mahakur]

The series of Kingfishers are from Bhitarakanika, the mangrove forests in orissa.

Bhitarakanika has a total of 8 species of Kingfishers ( 7 resident and 1 migratory), and I managed to see and photograph 6 of the species.