In a Different Light

Al's excellent Belted Kingfisher shots gave me the bug so I went back to some shots I took about the time I first started photographing these birds. On this afternoon I went by my morning location just to see if the local lady would show up. When she did the light angle was all wrong but I rapped off a series to see what I could do with them. Here are the reprocessed results, taken at that time with my trusty 1D Mark II.

Canon 1D Mark II | 500L (f4) | Wimberley II and Tripod | Camo Drape

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Very nicely done, Steve. I routinely reprocess photos. Often when I first take a batch, I'm in more of a hurry than I should be to process them. And sometimes there'll be something that keeps bugging me every time I view a certain photo that is easily fixed if I but take the time.
Al

Steve, well done. I like them all.

Fantastic! Well done! I have yet to get a good shot of our Kingfishers. They won't let me close.

Great stuff Steve, Starting to get a little jealous over here, lol I have lots of Kingfisher, they just won't let my stand 6 feet away darn it lol

Wow great set. Wish i had a 500l.

I'm not sure what your originals looked like, but these are beautifully done!

Don't let him fool you Sandy, they were beautifully done as well. :-}

Pondrader wrote in post #17100353
Don't let him fool you Sandy, they were beautifully done as well. :-}

I figured they were!

Steve these are sweet shot!!!!!!

Lovely little bird, well captured Steve.

Beautiful capture Steve, wonderful light and clarity.

Thanks very much everyone. I made some color balance adjustments as well as opening up shadows a bit and I brightened the eyes some. Since I don't use a flash I tried to balance the shadows and lit areas without getting an excessively artificial look. This was a nice challenge but I won't make a habit of shooting at the less-than-ideal time of day.

Great set Steve.

Wow these are absolutely gorgeous! You did fabulous and the lighting looks beautiful in these. Awesome set!