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Caught in the act

Caught in the act

While driving on the Okavango Delta in Botswana caught the fish eagle on catching a fish. Have more in the sequence.

While driving on the Okavango Delta in Botswana caught the fish eagle on catching a fish. Have more in the sequence.
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Canon EOS 40D

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Aperture 71/10 ISO 400 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 100/1

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Jun, 2016

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Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was taken from a small boat on the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

Time

Was taken between 5 and 6 pm

Lighting

Could not control the lighting. Was waiting for the fish eagle to respond and tjis was tje third take

Equipment

Canon 40D. Canon 100-400mm lens

Inspiration

Was in the Delta for 6 days and did not want to return home before I got a good shot of the Fish Eagle. Got this the day before we returned home.

Editing

Yes. Just cropping and a little exposure.

In my camera bag

Now I have a Canon 7D Mark II and a Canon 80D Sigma 150-600mm sport, Tamron 16-300mm and a Canon 100mm macro

Feedback

High shutter speed and a high frame rate camera and lots of patience.

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