The Centinel

AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
edited August 25, 2005 in Wildlife
There he was, about 130 yards away, a small speck on a branch, ah what the heck, had to at
least document seeing one. Shot against bright sky 828 f/8 1/400 Tcon1.7 and digital zoom. This
is a small crop and converted to B&W but I kinda like the results.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2005
    Yep that's one of those lousy kingfishers. They know just how far away to perch so you can't get close enough to them. Good idea to go B&W on the shot.
    Harry
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  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Yep that's one of those lousy kingfishers. They know just how far away to perch so you can't get close enough to them. Good idea to go B&W on the shot.
    I know of two other places they perch but I probably would have to sit in a blind for hours before one would show up.:cry

    Against the sky that far out, ugly, B&W was the only way to save it.

    Here's the same scene 2004-01-01 about 11,000 shots ago just after I got the cam. You can see the
    branches he was sitting on. Missouri river with interstate 70 bridge in background.
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