CloudyR

Kingfisher of Tanzania

Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL

settings

Aperture 56/10 ISO 250 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 500/1

upload_date

Nov, 2016

Views

158

Likes

Awards

Fall Award 2020

Top Choice

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

Peer Award

Top Ranks

Top 30 rank week 1

Top 30 rank

Top 30 rank week 1

Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken on a trip through Tanzania. My husband and I were on an adventure to a new area called Lake Manyare, before continuing on the the Ngorongoro Crater.

Time

It must have been about mid morning, after a very early start and already having had many amazing sightings of new birds and animals by then!

Lighting

We were very fortunate to have this bird posing perfectly - in very light shade, and no sky in the background but rather dabbled light through the trees causing beautiful soft bokeh to form as background.

Equipment

We were in a vehicle, one of those Safari vehicles where the roof lifts up, giving great opportunity to steady the camera against the roof opening. I can't remember which camera we had there at the time, but it was certainly a Canon, with an old 500mm zoom lens.

Inspiration

My husband and I are keen birders, and this one was very exciting, as it was one for our bird lifelist, besides the fact that it posed so beautifully for a photo, which was just as exciting. Many oohs and aahs were uttered!

Editing

Pretty much no post processing done. The conditions and lighting were ideal.

In my camera bag

I love my Canon 7D mkii, and a 70-200mm 1:2.8 L IS USM lens (a 400mm would be more ideal for this type of photography,..but is not within my budget just yet, but this one will do). Even though it often doesn't have the reach, it is fast and is pretty good in low light conditions when needed.

Feedback

For bird photography, to get a bird without sky in the background is ideal, and a pretty wide aperture setting to blur or soften the background, to minimize the clutter, making you bird/subject 'pop', ie your subject in focus with no other distractions.

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Kingfisher of Tanzania

Behind The Lens

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