Sanat Kumar Karmakar
July 2025 - White Throated Kingfisher
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About the Image(s)
Date of exposure: 04 Feb 2021, 15:31:58 Subject: White Breasted Kingfisher of Chilika Lake, India. CAMERA: Nikon D7200 with Tamron 100-400mm lens
Lens: f-stop f/7.1, Focal Length: 600 mm (35 mm format), exposure time 1/2000 sec, ISO 1400 , PATTERN metering, Manual mode. LOCATION: CHILIKA LAKE, more than 230 species of birds live in Mangala Jodi, Odisha, India. It is also one of the largest wintering grounds in Asia.
EDITING: I used PS CS 2023 to edit the frame, by a desktop computer. I used adobe camera raw 16.5 filters to enhance clarity, shadow details, brightness and exposure. I also used Topaz software to reduce digital noise and to sharpen details.
6 comments posted
Wow Sinat, What a nice image. It is sharp, colorful, well exposed, great background and a nice pose. Well done. Bruce Posted: 07/09/2025 16:02:38
Sharp, and good background bokeh which shows off the bird very well. I like how you rescued some detail of the breast feathers, which look blown out in the original. I like also the eye detail. Good job! Posted: 07/13/2025 15:21:32
Hi Sanat,
Great image of this kingfisher from India! I would love to have the opportunity to visit India someday and experience its natural wonders firsthand, such incredible variety.
I really like all aspects of this image: the beautiful light that highlights the bird, the excellent detail and clarity, and the nicely blurred background that enhances the bird's vibrant colours beautifully.
Posted: 07/18/2025 08:38:37
Great image of this kingfisher from India! I would love to have the opportunity to visit India someday and experience its natural wonders firsthand, such incredible variety.
I really like all aspects of this image: the beautiful light that highlights the bird, the excellent detail and clarity, and the nicely blurred background that enhances the bird's vibrant colours beautifully.
Posted: 07/18/2025 08:38:37
What can I say others have not ... very nice! I really enjoy these bird photos from places I will never visit. Thanks. Posted: 07/20/2025 19:01:00
Sunat - well done in capturing this lovely kingfisher: so recognisable as such, with that distinctive beak! Your PP work is very well done and you have presented it so well in a square crop. Perfect. Posted: 07/25/2025 18:11:52
A very pretty bird in an attractive setting. Your processing has brought out the wonderful colors of this bird very well. Posted: 07/25/2025 20:56:47