Blue Heron Reflection / Kingfisher images

Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
edited September 3, 2006 in Wildlife
Here are two more taken from this evening. I must say that the Kingfisher is one of the hardest birds for me, all summer long this bird has gotten away from me, and funny tonight is the closest he let me get to him.

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Regards - Dennis

Dennis Kaczor Photography

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2006
    outstanding shots
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2006
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    outstanding shots
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    dbaker1221, thanks for your comments and glad that you liked these images.

    Cheers!
    Regards - Dennis

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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2006
    I'm a sucker for reflections, and both images are VERY good! thumb.gif
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2006
    superb clarity :): nice capturs
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2006
    Dalantech wrote:
    I'm a sucker for reflections, and both images are VERY good! thumb.gif

    Thanks Dalantech for your comments on these images, I'm a sucker for relections as well, they really add to the image.

    Thanks again.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2006
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    superb clarity :): nice capturs

    Hi Awais, thanks for the kind words on this series.

    Cheers.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2006
    Both are impressive.

    Thank for sharing.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2006
    Love teh reflection shot.
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    Love teh reflection shot.

    Thanks Harry glad that you liked the first image.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited September 3, 2006
    The first shot is prime.

    The second shot is even better!! Kingfishers are not pushovers. Nicely done.
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2006
    I'm with PF, the Kingfisher is a wowzerthumb.gif
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2006
    Love both shots, such detail. But that kingfisher leaves me in the dirt w envy! Either he likes you better than any kingfisher likes me, or you have a much longer lens and steadier hand!

    I was seeing them and photographing them for a few weeks, and I got some good ones, but you way outdid me there!!!!

    That is so cool!!! Love them birds!

    ginger
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2006
    pathfinder wrote:
    The first shot is prime.

    The second shot is even better!! Kingfishers are not pushovers. Nicely done.

    Thanks pathfinder for your comments, hey you are right these guys willo not let you get close to them at all, and it all boils down to luck in my view. I have tried all summer long to get this guy captured on digital, and then when you don't expect it there he was.

    Thanks again.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2006
    Thusie wrote:
    I'm with PF, the Kingfisher is a wowzerthumb.gif

    Thanks Thusie for the comments on these images. I was happy to get this shot of the Kingfisher, took all summer long to get that one shot!

    Thanks again.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2006
    ginger_55 wrote:
    Love both shots, such detail. But that kingfisher leaves me in the dirt w envy! Either he likes you better than any kingfisher likes me, or you have a much longer lens and steadier hand!

    I was seeing them and photographing them for a few weeks, and I got some good ones, but you way outdid me there!!!!

    That is so cool!!! Love them birds!

    ginger

    Hi Ginger, thanks for the kind words on these images. I'm happy that you liked the kingfisher shot. It took me all summer long to get this shot, could never get close enough to them, they wouold take off when they see you.

    You and many others have tried to get them on digital, and all it takes is some luck to get them. Keep pushing away and your time will come for sure. This was taken with a 100-400 mm lens mounted on a bushhawk to help me keep the shot steady....

    Cheers!
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
  • traunerktraunerk Registered Users Posts: 513 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2006
    great kingfisher...
    I can never seem to get that close to them. Either you have one honking big lens, or you are far stealthier than I...great shots...

    Regards...Keith
    Beam me outta here!:winkKT
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2006
    traunerk wrote:
    I can never seem to get that close to them. Either you have one honking big lens, or you are far stealthier than I...great shots...

    Regards...Keith

    traunerk, I have to say that I have tried to capture this bird all summer long and never got lucky until this day when I seen him on the rock, and I moved slowly towards him and he never move, I got this shot just around the bushes and then he saw me close and took off.

    This was taken with a 100-400mm L IS lens.

    Thanks
    Regards - Dennis

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