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Kingfisher in Rain
drjpmenon

Kingfisher in Rain (Halcyon smyrnensis)

Shot in windy, low-light conditions. The monsoon has set in here...
Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened.
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Location
Tamilnadu, India
Date taken
June 2021
Scientific name
Halcyon smyrnensis
Equipment used
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 500mm
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
f4@1/320, ISO 280
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KC Foggin
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Seems to be handling the rain well and let me tell you this is a beautiful close up image of this beautiful Kingfisher JP!
 
peterow
A beautiful colourful bird to capture, and captured in some great detail, JP. A brilliant close up, well done.
 
AndrewG
Doesn't look too pleased in the rain, but its a beautiful image, well done, tfs.
 

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Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7100
Aperture
ƒ/4
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
280
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
_JUN3409.JPG
File size
387.5 KB
Date taken
Mon, 14 June 2021 2:55 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 683px

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