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11-OCT-2008 Jim Lanyon

Local Kingfisher with Fish

This was taken at a local nature reserve. This little chap had caught his fish and I was lucky to catch this shot of (him/her) catching it again.

The conditions were dull - so a handheld high ISO with a wide aperture, hence the shallow depth of field. Not the greatest shot I know, but it captured the moment. Incidently, the lens is a prehistoric 100-300mm Canon L, non IS of course.

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 100-300mm f/5.6L
1/200s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso400 full exif

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Milan Vogrin13-Nov-2010 21:09
Great catch, for both of you!
Robert D. McAlpine18-Jul-2009 21:02
Wow! What timing - for both of you!
John Cooper06-Jul-2009 21:38
Beautiful shot.
Brian Baker27-Apr-2009 22:59
Great capture!
Wonderful timimg.
Guest 27-Apr-2009 22:02
Oee to be v proud of - excellent timing! v.
Colin Storey29-Mar-2009 19:55
wow, what a catch, on both counts, yours and the kingfisher. v
Yi Feng25-Nov-2008 03:45
Great timing! V
Derek 11-Oct-2008 22:22
Jim - its all about being in the right place at the right time - and you were!! Well done - Super capture :-)