DSC_4402 More Than A Mouthful - Darter 1 Chobe Botswana 2019_crrsh
Sep, 2019Views
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People's Choice in Fromaboat Photo Challenge
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jackiegoodwin
December 05, 2019
brill - thank you for entering your lovely photo into my challenge "animals ofa ny kind" - good luck
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Safetygal
December 05, 2019
Indeed, a mouth full! I can't help but worry that he's going to chock on that fish, but I'm sure he swallowed it whole in no time at all.
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Cinderellastory
December 07, 2019
Thank you. The bird tried to swallow the fish but couldn't and eventually spat out the fish and flew off.
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Joviaal
May 21, 2020
Hi Patrick, Congratulations on your win with this beautiful capture. It seems almost impossible to swallow that fish.
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Cinderellastory
May 21, 2020
Joviaal,Thanks a lot. Much appreciated. After a few attempts the bird spat out the fish and flew off !
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Cinderellastory
June 09, 2020
Thank you.The bird tried and eventually spat out the fish and flew away.
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Cinderellastory
August 04, 2020
Thank you.No , the bird tried and then spat out the fish and flew off.
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ronjudyluv2travel
September 04, 2020
Wow...excellent capture! I bet a big drink after the swallow. 0-:
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JayneBug
September 04, 2021
Wow...now that's a capture on more than one level. Congratulations on your award win.
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Pamelabole
April 16, 2022
Wow....what a shot...what timing!!! What a mouth full!! Lol! Outstanding capture!
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Location
Chobe ,Botswana, Africa.Time
10.35 am on the 28th August 2019.Lighting
Plenty of sunlight and clear skies.Equipment
A Nikon D750 with a Nikon F5.6 200-500mm lens and a monopod .Inspiration
A love of capturing the moment.Editing
I'm not into doing loads of post process but i used lightroom which is enough to deal with any high ISO that you get and the associated noise!!! .Basic adjustments of contrast, Highlights, saturation ,shadows and sharpening.In my camera bag
I normally have my Nikon F4 300 mm, F5.6 200-500 mm(my go to lens) and a Nikon 3.5-5.6 18-200 mm ( for landscapes). A D750 and a D7100 body. A monopod and Rain cape.Feedback
Early morning light is the best time to capture wildlife on safari and you need a lot of patience as nature doesn't always perform as you want it to and when it happens be ready to capture the moment. Timing is crucial as your subject may move or disappear as quickly as it arrived. A few seconds can make the difference between an amazing capture and also ran picture. This moment lasted seconds and then it was over and i got 4 shots . A classic example of being ready to get your shot and capturing the moment. This is my favourite shot from The Okavango Delta trip.
