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Difficult catch

Posted by
: Helen : (is currently photographing in Melbourne, Australia) on 18 August 2021 in Animal & Insect.

Technically not a great shot, I know.
I was set up with my 400mm checking out vegetation for close up wrens, when in the lake .... this Darter bird caught a fish (badly, I dare say)
Sadly, my settings were all wrong. Caught the bird anyway, but .... technically flawed but an interesting shot all the same.
Story of a photographer's life really.

Canon EOS 6D Mark II 1/80 second F/7.1 ISO 200 286 mm

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omid from mashhad, Iran

but wonderful caught!

19 Aug 2021 6:52am

@omid: Thx

Yves from Allier, France

Un bon réflex que vous avez eu !!!

19 Aug 2021 10:00am

Vaido from Võrumaa, Estonia

It is still a moment to remember...

19 Aug 2021 1:30pm

Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium

Still a great moment and impressive you were able to get a photo if even for the memory.

19 Aug 2021 3:23pm

Yuelleum from Melbourne, Australia

Hi Helen, story of my life! Where did you find this darter, in Melbourne somewhere? Cheers, steve

21 Aug 2021 10:10am

@Yuelleum: Plenty of darters in Jells Park. Once lockdown ends ........

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

amazing capture !

27 Aug 2021 10:55am