# Oriental Darter with fish

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/oriental-darter-with-fish/27343>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [March 9, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/oriental-darter-with-fish/27343 "2022-03-09T15:49:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![JRajput](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jrajput/32/10866_2.png) [@JRajput](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/JRajput)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/oriental-darter-with-fish/27343/1 "2022-03-09T15:49:14Z")

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![Oriental Darter with fish](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/4/149f249eefa2863037f16b81576383b29eee6990.jpeg)

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### Technical Details

Is this a composite: No  
Canon EOS R 5; EF 500 mm; ISO 100; 1/2000 sec. at F 4.

###### jagdeeprajputphotographie

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/oriental-darter-with-fish/27343/2 "2022-03-09T17:15:36Z")

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Outstanding detail. Nice capture (for you and the darter.)

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**Author:** ![David\_Haynes](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@David\_Haynes](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Haynes)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/oriental-darter-with-fish/27343/3 "2022-03-09T18:49:38Z")

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Nicely composed Jagdeep. Super sharp, great light, the water looks terrific and he’s got a meal. What more could you ask for. It almost looks like he has another meal bulging out near the bottom of his neck. You might want to consider evening up the color in the very ULC but other than that, I can’t see a way to improve this image.

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**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/oriental-darter-with-fish/27343/4 "2022-03-09T19:08:40Z")

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Wonderful catch! It wouldn’t be practical to leave room for the virtual body but I wouldn’t mind a little more room at the bottom and left. I agree with @David_Haynes about the UL – it seems like a small thing but my eye went there right away.

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**Author:** ![David\_Bostock](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_bostock/32/34921_2.png) [@David\_Bostock](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Bostock)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/oriental-darter-with-fish/27343/5 "2022-03-09T22:32:18Z")

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What a meal. Excellent catch, J.

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**Author:** ![Jim\_Lockhart](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_lockhart/32/16565_2.png) [@Jim\_Lockhart](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Lockhart)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/oriental-darter-with-fish/27343/6 "2022-03-13T00:15:30Z")

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A really nice action image you’ve captured here, right at the defining moment. Good lighting and detail tell the story. First thing I noticed was his eye, nice and sharp. Now, if you only have caught the fish’s eye too, ha ha.