Belted Kingfisher at work

[JbVenable]

I've been seeing this bird at work for about 6 months and finally dusted off my old K1000 35mm to catch him. Keep in mind, this is really old equipment and a rusty photographer lol. The original pics were bad enough that I found a free program to touch them up. It excitied me enough to get a DSLR later this week. Thanks bird.

[Stargazer77517]

Congrats on the new camera coming.
Interestingly enought, I kinda like the second one. Cool color patterns going on there.

[JbVenable]

yeah, thats the one I like too. I like the grainy color changes.

[auddii]

Agree. Number #2 is super grainy but really interesting. What speed was your film, and was it old film or did you buy it recently?

[JbVenable]

the film was 400. It was new film. Who knows how long it sat in the store though ;) With the long lens, early morning sun in the background and overcast sky, it really turned out better than i thought although i had super low expectations. But thats how i always saw the bird. Just a shape more than anything on that line every morning. And as far as bird shapes go, i love the kingfisher's hairstyle. The last 2 pictures were taken later that day on my way home, thats why the light is the other direction. All were taken from next to my car.