Stork Billed Kingfisher/Munnar

[Praveen Siddannavar]

From the same series posted earlier from Munnar

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D, 500mm + 1.4x TC
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/400
Av( Aperture Value ) 8
ISO 400
Focal length 700mm
Crop
Beanbag Support

[Tushar Dixit]

Awesome capture, Praveen! It's no easy to get this guy at all. Superb colors and front angle. Details and positioning are lovely too. Those who have seen it will know it is BIG compared to other kingfishers in the family. Wish a little more head-turn with cleaner BG. Loved it...

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I wish you had frontal lighting for this, and a slight head turn towards you, so that both the eyes would have appeared well. Else, a head turn away from you would towards the left of the image would have helped give an idea about its beak. Overall, this is a nice image. The depth of field is good. A vertical would have also worked well. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi
PS: I think with your penchant for closeups, you should be using a 800mm plus 1.4x. :D

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Wow ,nice shot.Agree with the above comments.Thanks for sharing.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Different pose of the kingfisher. It looks quite big. The framing, the colours and the details are nice. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice eye contact.The colours on the beak are a standout.would never get to see that with nakedeye.

Regards
Roopak