Pied Kingfisher#1

[Praveen Siddannavar]

This was perched on a branch in a dense area under shade, light was tricky. Shot this from the boat

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D, 500mm
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1000
Av( Aperture Value ) 4
ISO 1600
Focal length 500mm
Full frame
Monopod

[Tushar Dixit]

Superbly captured, Praveen! Nice exposure especially considering lack of light. Compo is good - may be some more space in the front would have worked. Good example of high ISO shot from 7D. TFS.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely perch and eye contact. The details are nice. The mud on the beak adds to the image. Agree with Tushar about placing the bird a bit more to the right. Nicely captured. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

This is nice .agree with comments below .Well exposed under low light.

TFS
Roopak

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Fantastic shot.Very good details even at such a high ISO.Catchlight looks nice.Wish you could narrow down the aperture a bit.BTW have you done any noise reduction? TFS

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Thanks guys for comments.

Dr.Kakati I have done NR in Lightroom

[Bibhav Behera]

Very nice image praveen. Wish the spot light was on the head as well. :-)
A narrower aperture would have helped here better. Thanks for sharing.

[Sagar Patil]

Good shot at high ISO. Soiled beak is nice.
Now my intesion for taking 7D is added up... :)

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice shot. I agree with the previous comments. The mud in the beak tells a story. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi