Kingfisher on a more natural perch

[ctrollen]

Here are a couple of shots of the same kingfisher as before but on a more natural perch, posted for comparison with the previous shots of it on the obviously man-made railing.

In my eyes, the first is definitely a bit busy background-wise but is at least as OOC (apart from a crop) and the second has some pretty obvious cloning done that I've tried to tidy up (but perhaps an area for improvement!) and is cropped a lot harder.


Kingfisher by Chris Trollen, on Flickr


Kingfisher by Chris Trollen, on Flickr

[Trev B]

Re: Kingfisher on a more natural perch

Very nice

[Stan]

Re: Kingfisher on a more natural perch

the second is the better shot as the cloning has removed most of the distractions in the background, bringing the bird to the forefront

Stan

[ctrollen]

Re: Kingfisher on a more natural perch

Cheers guys. Whilst some of the shots I took at the weekend are the best KF shots I've managed so far, there's always room for improvement. I just need to spend more time there and have some patience. Plus the next stage, of course: with its lunch!

[tesarver]

Re: Kingfisher on a more natural perch

Very nice

Tom

[ctrollen]

Re: Kingfisher on a more natural perch

Thanks Tom.

[pelliott1954]

Re: Kingfisher on a more natural perch

I think you have to take what you can get with Kingfishers and accept if the background is busy then that's real, having said that, the 2nd shot has been improved by your work on it

Paul

[ctrollen]

Re: Kingfisher on a more natural perch

Thanks Paul. The thing I'm most pleased about is to have found a local -ish kingfisher "spot" so I can return and be almost guaranteed to see one.