Blue-banded kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona)

[wkcheah76]

Setting: 1/6sec, f/8, ISO200, 0EV

[mervin]

nice capture again bro !
defferent from the usual Common that has flooded recently !

[Terence]

Nice!

Was this from the recent Malaysia trip?

1/6 or 1/60?

[JediForce4ever]

wow...what lens were you using??....nice photo...

[monyol]

Once again another great capture by the guru!
would be better if u can clone away the distracting background.....
either way still a splendid photo!

[wkcheah76]

Originally Posted by Terence Nice! Was this from the recent Malaysia trip? 1/6 or 1/60?

Yes, it is 1/6, and it is taken "overseas".

[Terence]

Originally Posted by wkcheah76 Yes, it is 1/6, and it is taken "overseas".

What a cooperative little bugger. Why such a slow speed? Fill flash not working ah?

[Terence]

Originally Posted by JediForce4ever wow...what lens were you using??....nice photo...

Probably his 600/4L.

[wkcheah76]

Originally Posted by Terence What a cooperative little bugger. Why such a slow speed? Fill flash not working ah?

600mm + 1.4TC. Cannot flash this kind of bird, the feathers reflect and the color is off. The bird under dark canopy.

[sky888]

stunning!

[Terence]

1/6 on a 600/4L on a mount is no mean feat... or don't tell me you were handholding it like the last time! Kudos on the nice capture.

[wkcheah76]

Originally Posted by Terence 1/6 on a 600/4L on a mount is no mean feat... or don't tell me you were handholding it like the last time! Kudos on the nice capture.

No lar, I am no Arnold! heeeh... Everything has to be locked down. I was quite surprised it worked because I did not use the remote cord. Sometimes dangerous, because at such crucial moments, you do stupid things like resting all your weight on the CF tripod legs to anchor them, may break them coz they are brittle. Open those legs wide and rest your top body weight on the lens, then lightly tap the button.

[glennyong]

whoa.. this one... certainly "WOWed" me.... WHAO !!!!!!!!!!! win liao lor....

[slaam]

Amazing shot!
love the sharpness of the feathers .. tot you used a flash to bring out the reflectiveness!
amazing..
heh but is it a full frame pic or was it cropped for the forum?

[sky888]

any possibility of selling this image to some nature club or publisher?

[squalle]

superb!

and coming from WKCheah, believe it's full frame as shot

[benny]

Pretty!!!!

What the shutter speed used is amazing!!!

Cheers,

[wkcheah76]

Benny! Now you know why I lamented not having a 1DSmkii myself to get the shot! Erm, okay the shot is cropped 4-5% to frame the bird better. I am still not pleased with it, cos the f-stop was too shallow, the rear end is a bit blur. But increasing the f-stop in this instance means CONFIRM no sharp shots! IS IS IS IS IS !!!

[benny]

Originally Posted by wkcheah76 Benny! Now you know why I lamented not having a 1DSmkii myself to get the shot! Erm, okay the shot is cropped 4-5% to frame the bird better. I am still not pleased with it, cos the f-stop was too shallow, the rear end is a bit blur. But increasing the f-stop in this instance means CONFIRM no sharp shots! IS IS IS IS IS !!!

Ok. I'm sold. Will shell out the milk money to get the IS version instead.

Cheers,