Kingfisher - Better shots...

[GeordieClioDriver]

Got ALL the kingfisher shots i wanted .. in the space of 10-11 hours today! Pretty chuffed atm tbh!!

You wait for one and then two turn up!! (3 actualy but they never landed at the same time!)

1.

2.

3.

4.

My favourite is number 4!

And what the kingfisher didnt want you to see...
Waheey! got one!

no no nooo!

....bugger!

 

[Andy.]

4 is a cracker! What lens are you using?

 

[LaurenF]

4 is amaing. PMSL at 5, 6 and 7!!

Great shots!! I love kingfisher's, they're so vibrant!

 

[Laura]

awesome shots!! well done,

i found a king fisher in the road once when i was on work exp (7 bloody years ago) was at the top of a massive hill id just walked up, scooped it up, walked all the way down the hill again to get a box to put it in, then up the hill to the bus stop and took it off to the vets.

lovely bird

 

[Hixle]

Fantastic shots, lol at the look of dissapointment in the last one.

 

[Ian]

People spend years trying to get #4 - great shot! There was a similar photo recently on Talk Photography, got a lot of praise!

#1, 2 and 3 look a bit soft to me, but other than that I like them. Nice sequence at the end too!

 

[*Clare*]

No 4 is a lovely pic!

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Cheers guys! And girls!

I was using a sigma 70-300mm which is focusing whenever it pleases ATM.
It's going of to sigma asap!

I seen it ian! I put mine up on talk, had some fantastic feedback.

Took me 11 hours yesterday but I have over 300 shots, I jut picked a hand that looked the best! Il post some more up when I get a chance!

 

[planetx]

you need a slghtly less distracting background-image 4 is your best.

put more distance between the perch and the reeds.

http://www.andyrouse.co.uk/overview...ngfisher&image.x=0&image.y=0&ImagesPerPage=20



use Andy as your influence.....simply 1 of the best wildlife phots in this country.......funny enough he is switching to Nikon.

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

He also puts a fish tank just under the water so he knows where they will dive! Smart but not what im after!

I physicaly cant move the perch in this instance but if i find another spot i may try it out!

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Heres another two shots that i managed to get, i kinda like them!

They look very "flat" when they come out of the water lol

Cheers

 

[planetx]

I know the frustration....I have been photographing kingfishers for sometime too.


Are you using a hide?

 

[Fletcher]

Great pics!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

HAHAHA .. love the little sequence at the end !

Cracking shots

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Thanks for the comments!

No.4 seems to be getting great feedback on flickr

 

[glyn1980]

Awesome pics you should be really chuffed with them, I would be!

 

[Gary G]

Sweeeet!