The colorful Kingfishers of our islands

[liquidstone]

Here's sharing some pics of Kingfishers ranging in our islands (Philippines.... home of Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao....;)) .

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), 350D + Sigmonster, 800 mm, f/9, 1/250 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/51614073.jpg


White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), 350D + Sigmonster, 800 mm, f/10, 1/160 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/49140244.jpg


Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris), 300D + 100-400 L IS + Tamron 2x TC, 800 mm, f/16, 1/400 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure, hand held

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/39834950.jpg


Spotted Wood-kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi, a Philippine endemic), 20D + 400 5.6L + DG Super + Better Beamer, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, ISO 800, manual exposure, hand held

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/50371739.jpg


Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo cyanopecta, a Philippine endemic), 350D + Sigmonster, 687 mm, f/7.1, 1/50 sec, ISO 200, manual exposure

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/52821060.jpg

Regards,

Romy

[ZipDude66]

The first one I don't like, to much shop in the wrong place for me. The rest are great, outstanding, awesome, excellent and just plain sweet. Looking forward to more.

Zip

[salsataco]

Spectacular!! How long did it take you to amass this colection or are these all common birds?

[Oaklandathletic]

Wow!!! Breathtaking!!! I like them all....

[liquidstone]

Spectacular!! How long did it take you to amass this colection or are these all common birds?

Thanks, Zip and Oaklandathletic.

Salsataco, all these were taken in 2005. The non-endemic ones are not too hard to find, but they're very smart and wary, so difficult to approach.

The last two (endemics) are very hard to find , much less photograph well.

Romy

[Mitcon]

Excellent as always Romy, all great but I love the 1st, 2nd and last. Perfection. Stunning birds

[Stephen Stephen]

Outstanding shots Romy as always! There does seem to be too much post processing, on the breast feathers, in the first shot if I'm not mistaken.

I'd love to get to your islands to see some of these birds myself.

[jimtfoto]

Romy:
Another outstanding series of spectacular birds.

cheers,
jim

[ChrisBoy]

Great captures.
However, those colours look very photoshopped and unconvincing to me, especially where bill mandibles are glowing orange red while they should really be shaded (natural light from somewhere above I presume, not below ?)

[Paul A]

My experience with kingfishers is they are extremely difficult to approach, excellent pics, beautiful birds. There are 5 species in Costa Rica diffierentiated mainly by size, none nearly as colorful as these.

[jediforce4ever]

Very Nice pics.I like the bokeh in the shots.
Sure tempts me for the Sigmonster.
Keep It Up

[Dimitri_V]

They are all great Romy,but that last one looks absolutely awesome on my screen.
Regards

[Gary Fairhead]

They are stunning but the last one is wicked .....wow.....incredible detail and color and a little comical too as I imagine him falling forward . The second shot comes in a close second but as I have already said they are all excellent.

[cfcRebel]

You're certainly the king of kingfisher, Romy. :D What an amazing collection! Thanks for sharing.

[justchris]

Very impressive shots. Thanks for sharing.

[Alan B]

Very very nice, as usual :cool:

[wolverinesr1]

these are all fantastic,but the 2nd,and the last one knock me out. i love these birds.man would i love a chance to get one of these

[dancinec]

Love your shots as usual Romy, Well done.