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Kingfisher

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Posted by Kim Connolly on October 11, 2010 at 8:29 AM
Kingfisher
I've been one of those sado's trying for ages to get a decent shot of a Kingfisher, took about 500 out of which about 5 were reasonable
:biggrin:
7d+400mmf5.56
1/2000"
F F8
Aperture priority
ISO 400
Exposure -1EV
C & C most welcome.
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on October 11, 2010 at 8:36 AM
Well this one's brilliant, mission accomplished I reckon :smile:
Well captured.

Geoff.
Posted by Barry Southon on October 11, 2010 at 8:41 AM
Kim

Worth every second spent and every ounce of effort.

Stunning result.
:wink:
Posted by Neil Burton on October 11, 2010 at 8:44 AM
We have liftoff, truly brilliant!
Posted by Mike Acreman on October 11, 2010 at 8:58 AM
thats a stunning, well taken
Posted by Craig Jones on October 11, 2010 at 9:06 AM
Beautiful capture love the wing shapes :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on October 11, 2010 at 9:46 AM
What a great capture. Very well done. :smile: :smile:
Posted by Karen Summers on October 11, 2010 at 9:54 AM
A beauty Kim very well caught in flight not easy to do how fast they go
Posted by Dale Sutton on October 11, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Great Shot Kim,
Is it cropped in any way because Im wondering how you froze it at 1/2000-sec

Dale :toast: :toast:
Posted by Kim Connolly on October 11, 2010 at 11:03 AM
Hi Dale, yes it is cropped a little but there is virtually no editing. I can't give you any technicalities except that I used A1 Focus and continuous shooting. I literally just kept my finger on the shutter and was lucky that it took off during this action.
Posted by jack chapman on October 11, 2010 at 12:17 PM
great image, perfect pose and great colours, is the blue background sky?
Posted by Kim Connolly on October 11, 2010 at 12:28 PM
Hi Jack, No - believe it or not - it is water, it was a sunny day, no clouds and the water reflected the very blue sky!!
Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 11, 2010 at 1:36 PM
Fantastic.
Posted by Bob Cox on October 11, 2010 at 2:24 PM
If this was number 500 it was worth the other 499 !.

Bob.
Posted by Shaun Simpson on October 11, 2010 at 2:55 PM
Verrrrrrrrrrry nice, only a little bit jealous :biggrin: :toast: :toast:
Posted by keith mitchell on October 11, 2010 at 2:59 PM
Hi Kim.
Kim this is excellent bet your a bit chuffed with this.
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Keith.
Posted by Dave Bartlett on October 11, 2010 at 3:31 PM
Super shot Kim - mission accomplished .. stop now! :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on October 11, 2010 at 4:37 PM
I was wondering where you had disappeared to. You came back with an absolute cracker. Well done Kim. Your patience has more than paid off. :toast: :jump: