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A male kingfisher taking off from the water with his breakfast

A male kingfisher taking off from the water with his breakfast
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Contest Finalist in Glorious Moments Photo Contest
PhaseOne Software
Contest Finalist in Two Wings Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Fast Shutter Speed Photo Contest
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Top Ranks

Wildlife And Water Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Animals And Water Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Animals And Water Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Wings in Motion Photo ContestTop 10 rank
High Speed Photography Photo ContestTop 10 rank
High Speed Photography Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Glorious Moments Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Glorious Moments Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Two Wings Photo ContestTop 10 rank
ViewBug Image of the Year Photo ContestTop 10 rank
ViewBug Image of the Year Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 6
ViewBug Image of the Year Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 5
ViewBug Image of the Year Photo ContestTop 10 rank month 1
ViewBug Image of the Year Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 3
ViewBug Image of the Year Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Fast Shutter Speed Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Fast Shutter Speed Photo ContestTop 10 rank

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110 Comments | Report
GaryB5623 PRO+
 
GaryB5623 June 13, 2013
great capture
Dan_Kinghorn Platinum
 
Dan_Kinghorn June 13, 2013
Wow! Photographers that capture images such as this deserve the painful long drawn out smiles at the end of the editing process. :) This one must of hurt your face? :) Absolutely Amazing!
MirelaPilko
 
MirelaPilko June 13, 2013
great catch....
jrsosky
 
jrsosky June 13, 2013
Absolutely amazing!
beetlestone
 
beetlestone June 13, 2013
Stunning!
Etna PRO+
 
Etna June 13, 2013
Great shot
craiglittle1
 
craiglittle1 June 15, 2013
THIS IS AMAZING,WOW WHAT A PHOTO, THIS IS WHAT I CALL PHOOGRAPHY,WHAT CAMERA AND WHAT SPEED WAS USED
mylene_ralph
 
mylene_ralph June 26, 2013
Unbelievable capture, great job!
julienjohnston
 
julienjohnston July 07, 2013
Brilliant capture!
olivierlw PRO+
 
olivierlw July 08, 2013
Nice!
Why did you keep/add the green blurry thing at the top of the picture?
autumn17
 
autumn17 July 10, 2013
Gorgeous shot!
dawnycc Platinum
 
dawnycc July 10, 2013
Congratulations! What an amazing capture!
gaz
 
gaz July 10, 2013
Great shot
Deborah
 
Deborah July 10, 2013
Congratulations, wonderful capture!
KeithBannerman Ultimate
 
KeithBannerman July 10, 2013
Congratulations, superb shot
carlotaandrade
 
carlotaandrade July 10, 2013
Superb!
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 July 10, 2013
Congratulations !
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 July 10, 2013
Congratulation! Wonderful photo.
brodia65
 
brodia65 July 10, 2013
Congrats! Awesome capture
craiglittle1
 
craiglittle1 July 10, 2013
WOW,FANTASTIC
Jo-AnnGallagher
 
Jo-AnnGallagher July 10, 2013
Patience and timing equals one great shot. Well done.
oldtrafford
 
oldtrafford July 10, 2013
simply awesome
CaptureLifeUK Ultimate
 
CaptureLifeUK July 10, 2013
Quite simply staggering skill, I saw a kingfisher dive and the speed was immense, to catch an image of this clarity is just brilliant.
awgord
 
awgord July 10, 2013
Amazing shot, congrats on winning!
stephy
 
stephy July 10, 2013
Beautiful capture well done congrats on your win Cheers Stephanie
debbiecram
 
debbiecram July 10, 2013
Great capture,,,congrats on the win...
Randyone
 
Randyone July 10, 2013
Simply amazing!
DesireedeLeeuw PRO
 
DesireedeLeeuw July 10, 2013
absolutely amazing capture!! congratulations on your win!! wow
Joecas
 
Joecas July 10, 2013
Congratulations!stunning capture!
photosue50
 
photosue50 July 10, 2013
Great shot!!
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta July 10, 2013
A brilliant well-timed capture. Congratulations on being the Winner.
AlanC
 
AlanC July 10, 2013
BRILLIANT, EXCELLENT! All Star! :-) Woof!
Jeanne713
 
Jeanne713 July 10, 2013
Great shot! Congrats!!
JamesHewkoPhotography
 
JamesHewkoPhotography July 11, 2013
Fantastic!!
rahunish
 
rahunish July 11, 2013
lovely
Ceylon73
 
Ceylon73 July 11, 2013
Congrats on your win !!!
tsambaproductions
 
tsambaproductions July 11, 2013
congrats
jj07957
 
jj07957 July 11, 2013
Congratulations! An Absolutely amazing shot!! :)
AliAlzuhair
 
AliAlzuhair July 11, 2013
Great shot!
malcy
 
malcy July 11, 2013
Brilliant!
cmorisset PRO+
 
cmorisset July 11, 2013
Magnificent capture. Bravo!
butterflykave
 
butterflykave July 11, 2013
amazing!!!
jprytherch
 
jprytherch July 11, 2013
Wow, fantastic shot and congrats on your win
myriamverne-soury
 
myriamverne-soury July 11, 2013
Simply.....BRAVO !!!
sherrylbailey
 
sherrylbailey July 11, 2013
O.M.G That is AMAZING Awesome Job
ArtQ
 
ArtQ July 12, 2013
Congrats!
Blue-Maddness PRO+
 
Blue-Maddness July 12, 2013
Congratulations! Well Done!
sameerwani
 
sameerwani July 12, 2013
hats off...absolute beauty
parthgupta
 
parthgupta July 12, 2013
OMG..... i'm just speechless.
Congrats on winning the competition!
flyingelkphotography
 
flyingelkphotography July 12, 2013
This is an amazing capture. I love the clarity and how you worked your shutter to get the water like crystals.
Jennifer-B-Photography
 
Jennifer-B-Photography July 13, 2013
wow, what a shot-amazing timing.
angelocanzani PRO+
 
angelocanzani July 13, 2013
bellissima foto.. wonderful photograph congratulation
VTPhotographer2018
 
VTPhotographer2018 July 13, 2013
Just Amazing!!! Great job!
cathygiron
 
cathygiron July 15, 2013
Way to go! That's incredible shooting!
gopalakrishnan
 
gopalakrishnan July 17, 2013
nice capture
Photojenix Platinum
 
Photojenix July 17, 2013
Amazing shot. Congrats on your win!
michaelow
 
michaelow July 20, 2013
Great shot...congratulations!
valzart
 
valzart July 20, 2013
Congratz!! this is a Beautiful shot & a 5 ***** fave :D
patrick9x9
 
patrick9x9 July 20, 2013
Amazing capture, Congrats
kkat PRO+
 
kkat August 04, 2013
Great timing! Congratulations!! Well Deserved!
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 August 30, 2013
How did I miss this?! Awesome capture! Congrats on your win!
francescorusso
 
francescorusso October 14, 2013
Fantastic shot
caseyskyebekker
 
caseyskyebekker December 29, 2013
This is absolutely beautiful!
martinscaife
 
martinscaife February 18, 2014
Gosh - everyone is a winner.
DanieleGualdoni
 
DanieleGualdoni February 23, 2014
Perfect moment, perfect shot. Compliments
lychang
 
lychang March 03, 2014
Great captured.
littlecritters
 
littlecritters April 08, 2014
Beautiful amazing action capture!
SparkofHawaii
 
SparkofHawaii May 01, 2014
Awesome Job!
xo_lauren_ox
 
xo_lauren_ox May 01, 2014
This is an amazing capture! Very Jealous :p
littlecritters
 
littlecritters May 02, 2014
Absolutely gorgeous...a beautiful and skilled freeze capture!
samarjyoti
 
samarjyoti May 12, 2014
the perfect capture... you should win this .....a good luck
alanpeterson
 
alanpeterson May 14, 2014
Superb! That was not an easy shot to get - kingfishers are erratic little buggers!
jasonrenslow
 
jasonrenslow May 16, 2014
Nice Capture!!!!
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita May 16, 2014
superb...congrats!
lmsusin
 
lmsusin June 16, 2014
WOW, great capture!! Congrats!!
anggapongge
 
anggapongge June 16, 2014
good moment
ArtQ
 
ArtQ June 17, 2014
Congrats on your finalist award.
diporzio
 
diporzio June 26, 2014
good catch
THOMMAS
 
THOMMAS July 06, 2014
very very good idea,nice shot.good luck
photosbydee
 
photosbydee July 12, 2014
great shot. All your pictures are just beautiful and amazing
AnneDphotography
 
AnneDphotography July 12, 2014
you are really good , this is a treasure !!!! amazing!!
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi August 04, 2014
amazing capture ! Congratulations !
littlefrostie
 
littlefrostie September 26, 2014
wow, perfect timing!
AndyStott
 
AndyStott December 26, 2014
Excellent capture
tropicala
 
tropicala December 29, 2014
fantastic shot. Love this!
tropicala
 
tropicala December 29, 2014
and voted!
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi December 31, 2014
Brilliant capture !
Ingleman
 
Ingleman January 01, 2015
Another stunning image. Great timing.
IsabellaD Premium
 
IsabellaD February 25, 2015
Stunning capture, voted in Two Wings !!
Plume
 
Plume March 03, 2015
Superb , congratulation :-)
marquis1955 PRO+
 
marquis1955 March 04, 2015
Wow what a great shot !
SoulSunflower
 
SoulSunflower March 09, 2015
Congrats!!!!! Awesome Shot!!!
CaptureLifeUK Ultimate
 
CaptureLifeUK March 09, 2015
Absolutely world class photograph - and totally deserved winner of the two wings photo contest. Amazing subject, timing, clarity and simplicity to this beautiful image - simply awesome.
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta March 09, 2015
My previous comment refers. Congratulations on being a Winner again.
CWphotos5
 
CWphotos5 March 09, 2015
Congratulations...a clear winner!!!!!
RobinV
 
RobinV March 10, 2015
congratulations on your 1st place, well deserved
LogeshKumar
 
LogeshKumar March 19, 2015
frozen moment ;)
GJUNIORPHOTOGRAPHY
 
GJUNIORPHOTOGRAPHY April 30, 2015
Beautiful. .congratulations
PCarver
 
PCarver May 20, 2015
Fantastic photo well done
EllieMorris
 
EllieMorris May 26, 2016
Wow! Great shot! Love your work!
grahamepettit
 
grahamepettit October 17, 2019
Amazing capture
davemidgley
 
davemidgley December 10, 2019
Wonderful, not my field but by God I need to give Kingfishers a go.
LucBaekelandt
 
LucBaekelandt January 07, 2020
wow!!!
Cookies4U
 
Cookies4U January 14, 2020
great catch!....both of you!
MarilynDavies
 
MarilynDavies February 18, 2020
Fantastic! Such skill! You and the kingfisher!
mleskiw.wildlife_EC5E
 
mleskiw.wildlife_EC5E March 12, 2020
Outstanding capture! Your timing was perfection to capture this image! Wow!
RickL PRO+
 
RickL March 28, 2020
An extraordinary photo of a wonderful bird.Well done,good timing
AViewFromMyEyes
 
AViewFromMyEyes June 11, 2020
Beautifully done!
paulatchinson PRO+
 
paulatchinson July 07, 2021
Hi, this image would be a great entry for my challenge
viewbug.com/challenge/bird-in-flight-photo-challenge-by-paulatchinson
It closes on the 12 July. Thanks and good luck.
randalwallen PRO+
 
randalwallen May 17, 2022
Great action shot of this Kingfisher!
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