An image of this beautiful, almost mature, female, made with an 85mm lens, in order to make the landscape in which she sits visible. It took a few weeks of preparation to get a full picture of the little bird, the camera has to be very close, the distance is less than one meter. Since kingfishers can be very shy (with one exception), I built the camera in a special case, which is provided with foam to muffle the sound. It took a few days before she got used to it and wanted to pose for the suitcase at ease. After a few weeks I managed to capture her as I wanted, with a nice soft light, where her colours are at their best.
I'm in love with kingfishers since the first encouter, over 20 years ago. It is my passion to photograph these wonders of nature at their best. Being a perfectionist the results are always stunning... Read more…