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With the state park pond closed for the film crew, I decided to try for the kingfisher again this morning at my neighborhood lake. He brought in a pretty big bluegill minnow. He had to cough it back out once to get it to go down. These images are in order of shot sequence.
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Just thoughts on the different pose and if you have a favorite then let me know.
There were some branches dissecting the perch that I removed but I’m sure I did not put it back together uniformly throughout.
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Canon R7, 200-800mm@800, tripod
ISO 6400, f9, 1/400s or 1/500s
Processed in DXO PureRaw 4 and Photoshop.
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Delightful, Allen. Numbers 4 and 6 are my favorites. #4 because of the “down the hatch” factor, and #6 for the eye contact from the fish. I could see backing off on the zoom or crop to give this guy a bit more room.
Oh wow, Allen, what a series of shots. It’s hard to pick a favorite out, as they are all great. Wonderful action shots and excellent details in all of them.
Another great series of Kingfishers, Allen. That “down the hatch” shot has to be pretty unique. I also like the third one, showing the best detail in the fish.
So amazing!! I love the varying poses and holds (or not holds) on the fish the bird has. Makes me very glad to have hands and thumbs. Fantastic series!
If i HAD to choose, it would be #3 then #5, but all are so incredible! Details are AA+,colors and lighting are superb, BGs beyond perfect. Let’s see, adding them all up I get 66/10. Then throw in a bunch of gold stars.
Fantastic little birds. I like #1 for the eye contact with the bird as well as the eyes of the fish being visible. Number 5 is great for the classic position of the minnow. Would it be wrong to clone out the tiny branch at the end?
Your new post makes me wonder if the fish ever bites their tongue! Though from what I’ve seen, Kingfishers do a pretty good job of subduing their prey before eating it.
