Posted by Ian Macdermott on September 9, 2010 at 8:35 AM
Another shot taken whilst waiting for a non showing Kingfisher
Saw a coot shoot out from the side of the bank at a fast rate of knots followed by this chap, the Coot got away and the Mink disappeared back into the undergrowth.
D3
200 - 400 f4 with 1.4 TC
1/160 sec at f5.6 ISO 400
Tripod MKII head
NX2
Posted by John Robinson on September 9, 2010 at 8:38 AM
One of your best yet !
Brilliant.!
JohnR
Posted by Mark Davies on September 9, 2010 at 8:44 AM
Iz dat ze Minkie dat I know?
rare event this ,well timed sir
Posted by Ian Macdermott on September 9, 2010 at 8:47 AM
Thanks John
No it ez not zat Minkie Mark, it ez another Minkie
Posted by Mike Swain on September 9, 2010 at 8:54 AM
Thanks for posting the image Ian, great capture.
It does look like he's actually running on top of the water.
Much better than Tony's photo of the photo I saw at the hide this morning.
Mike
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 9, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Top marks for getting this shot Ian, it's brilliant, you must have excellent reactions
Well done.
Geoff.
Posted by Simon Litten on September 9, 2010 at 10:39 AM
Fab shot! Well done
Simon
Posted by Guy Rogers on September 9, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Hello Ian.
Superb capture and perfect timming.
Posted by Jorne de Bruin on September 9, 2010 at 12:10 PM
Great capture & timing!
Posted by Mike Smith on September 9, 2010 at 12:15 PM
wow!
Shame the light was doing you no favours, it deserved much better for this shot, or should the mink be shot
Wehave dozens of these blighters in the Thames/Kennet catchment area but they are quite fickle and only really appear at night. So top marks for catching one in daylight like this
Great reactions as always. Well caught mate. Water spray really adds to the effect.
Glad I paid up my £8 - must make a visit.
Was Tony using his NV3?
Posted by Dave Bartlett on September 9, 2010 at 2:11 PM
Great action and timing - well caught. I seem to see ever more of these around here, but none walking on water as yet
Posted by jack chapman on September 9, 2010 at 2:58 PM
that is amazing, like a little furry dolphin, very well caught
Posted by David Taylor on September 9, 2010 at 3:08 PM
Great timing, producing a fine action capturing image. Very well done indeed.
Posted by Phil Mclean on September 9, 2010 at 3:25 PM
Great reactions Ian and rewarded with a great action shot.Very well done.
Phil.
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on September 9, 2010 at 7:14 PM
It would have had to be some kingfisher shot to out-strip the interest value present in this image. Crackng natural history shot; could have only have been improved if the coot was captured fleeing the frame.
Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Matt Cole on September 10, 2010 at 4:57 AM
I agree this is more interesting than many KF images! You must have good reactions Ian, you did very well here.
Discussion
16 repliesSaw a coot shoot out from the side of the bank at a fast rate of knots followed by this chap, the Coot got away and the Mink disappeared back into the undergrowth.
D3
200 - 400 f4 with 1.4 TC
1/160 sec at f5.6 ISO 400
Tripod MKII head
NX2
Brilliant.!
JohnR
rare event this ,well timed sir
No it ez not zat Minkie Mark, it ez another Minkie
It does look like he's actually running on top of the water.
Much better than Tony's photo of the photo I saw at the hide this morning.
Mike
Well done.
Geoff.
Simon
Superb capture and perfect timming.
Shame the light was doing you no favours, it deserved much better for this shot, or should the mink be shot
Wehave dozens of these blighters in the Thames/Kennet catchment area but they are quite fickle and only really appear at night. So top marks for catching one in daylight like this
Glad I paid up my £8 - must make a visit.
Was Tony using his NV3?
Phil.
Cheers,
Chris
Matt