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Contest Finalist in Image of the Year Photo Contest by Snapfish

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Contest Finalist in Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 2

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Welcome to Viewbug. What a marvelous first post.

Beautiful shot! Congrats.

awesome

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Beautiful image!

Wonderful capture! Congrats!

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Hey! I know this one! Congrats Kathy! :)

Bravo, beautiful light, check also mines

Wow what a shot, Kingfishers can be so hard to photograph! I'd love to see more of your work.

Congratulations for the achieved 1st place Image of the month!!!

Nice and congrats on Image of the Month!

So awesome, so fantastically shot! Thanks for sharing.

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An amazing capture. You deserve the win and then some. Congrats!!!

A masterpiece! Congrats!!! This is fantastic and well deserved.

Fabulous picture!

Beautiful shot

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Congratulations - excellent and well deserved

Congratulations on ALL your Awards!

Simply fascinating..well done!!

Beautiful!

Wow! Amazing capture!

Great timing in the shot.
Thank you for sharing this great image.

a lot of luck

This is my new favourite

I like it sooo much!

Amazing. Congrats.

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Brilliant. Voted in the Clash Of The Pros Photo Contest

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Absolutely breathtaking! What a shot!

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Very nicely done

Extraordinary.. plz share exif

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Stunning capture

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WOW truly fantastic

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Behind The Lens

Location

This image was taken at a fish farm in rural Suffolk UK. One small pool on the farm was kept stocked with small fish and a pair of Kingfishers quickly took advantage of the food on offer.

Time

This particular shot was taken in the early morning when the light was at its softest.

Lighting

Avoid the harsh light of direct sun.

Equipment

I used a Nikon D7000 on a tripod with an automatic shutter release which I would use in bursts when the bird dived.

Inspiration

Loving all wildlife as I do I'd always wanted to photograph a Kingfisher diving. I could not resist this opportunity

Editing

I had to saturate the image a bit and a little sharpening was applied.

In my camera bag

I have now have a Nikon D810 and a Nikon D500. The lens I use the most is the Nikon 300mm f/4 VR with 1.4x converter. I also sometimes use a Nikon 500mm lens but always on a tripod.

Feedback

Get to know your subject well. Study how it behaves and you will be ready to get that special shot. Also have lots and lots of patience!

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