On my last Saturday in San Diego I fully intended to get out to Cabrillo National Monument, but time got away from me. I was passing Famosa Slough on my way there when it occurred to me that there was little wind, and that maybe the Kingfisher might be sitting on the pilings where the Slough channel flows under West Point Lomas Drive. Worth a look! And I did not have time to do Cabrillo justice anyway.

You will remember that I posted a series of shots of this Kingfisher previously (here)…taken on a day when considerable wind limited the sharpness of the images at digiscoping magnifications.

And the Kingfisher was indeed again sitting right where I had first photographed it. I set up and took all the Kingfisher images I could possibly want.

Except for #4, Canon SD100HS behind the 30x eyepiece of the ZEISS DiaScope 65FL. All in Program with iContrast and –1/3EV exposure compensation.

#1 1881mm equivalent field of view, 1/640th @ ISO 200. f5 effective. #2 same except 1/500th. #3 2565 equivalent, 1/320th @ ISO 200. f7 effective. #5 2200mm equivalent, 1/400th @ ISO 200. f5.8 effective.

#4 Canon SX40HS at 1680mm equivalent (840mm optical plus 2x digital tel-extender function). f5.8 @ 1/250th @ ISO 100.

Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.