Common Kingfisher

[Amit Gupta]

Common Kingfisher on a dull and overcast morning at Mumbai.

EOS 40D + EF 70-300IS, Handheld at 300mm
ISO400; 1/160; f5.6

[Amit Kalele]

nice shot. like the placement of the bird and clean BG is big plus. Perch is fine too. But subject looks little soft. one more round of sharpening would improve it.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice eye contact. The perch and the clean background enhances the image further. I agree the image looks a bit soft. The shutter speed is quite less.
I think you can use a tripod or while hand holding you can try to rest the lens or catch it with your hands close to your body to minimise movement. Thanks for sharing.

P.S:- You can try to include the copyright mark more at the left or right bottom.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice placement and eye contact. Agree about the sharpness. Try using the suggested techniques to stabilise your lens. TFS.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I like the composition. The head position relative to the camera sensor is fine. I wish more sharpness in the image. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Lovely image, these kf are quite small and difficult to photograph. The bg is nice and clean, agree about sharpness

[Bibhav Behera]

The composition is nice. The focus is not on the kingfisher exactly. I am guessing this is a big crop. Thanks for sharing.