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Angle gold fish

A photo of a pied Kingfisher with he catch of a good coloured fish

A photo of a pied Kingfisher with he catch of a good coloured fish

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II

settings

Aperture f/4 ISO 320 Shutter 1/4000 Focal Length 400/1

location

South Africa

upload_date

Mar, 2020

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138

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+41

Awards

Curator's Selection

Spring 21 Award

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2020 Choice Award

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Outstanding Creativity

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Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

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Location

I took this photo at a hide in Cape Town. Was just packing up to go and looked up to see that this pied had arrived with a large fish.

Time

It must have been almost midday as I usually leave around that time or before

Lighting

The lighting was a bit bright but as he had his head in the air I managed to get the photo without shadows.

Equipment

Canon 5D IV with a 400 4.5 resting on a bean bag.

Inspiration

I don’t often get such a surprise at the end of the day, it was terrific and he stayed for a few minutes. They usually have to manoeuvre the fish so that the scales are facing away from their throat, so they toss the fish.

Editing

Very little. Some Lightroom adjustments and cropping.

In my camera bag

Now I use a mirrorless R3 with a 100-500, both canon. Extra batteries, cards, cleaning clothes, 25-100 and a macro 100.

Feedback

Each type of photography takes a different type of discipline. With birds you need to be quick as they move so quickly. Also need to focus on the eye and try and get a photo without shadows. Most start with stationary birds and then move on to moving and then flying birds.

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MarieJordan

Angle gold fish

A photo of a pied Kingfisher with he catch of a good coloured fish

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