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Challenge: Free Study 2013-02 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Pilanesberg Nature Reserve, NW, South Africa
Date: Feb 24, 2013
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/640s
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Feb 28, 2013
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The Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a water kingfisher and is found widely distributed across Africa and Asia. Their black and white plumage, crest and the habit of hovering over clear lakes and rivers before diving for fish makes it distinctive. Once getting to them in the wild, these Kings are "reasonably" easy to photograph when on a branch, however the eye, which is solid black and lies inside a black mask of feathers is very hard to get separation from those feathers. Mostly the eye is invisible in photographs. That takes hours of timing and patience to get the catch light and the curvature.
Please Site Council can we have a "WILDLIFE" category...NATURE is technically a description for Zoo Lions and garden passers-by attracted by sugar water and seed feeders, peanut butter and other tricks.
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ETA: Not a bad result I guess for a JABS :) Thank you for the lovely comments, they really are the best part of DPC as were the commentators votes!: Avg (commenters): 8.2500
Here's one in flight with sushi.
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10/14/2013 06:21:56 PM |
| Simply spectacular. Circle of life in fine feathery (and gasping fish) detail. |
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03/08/2013 07:10:02 AM |
| Well, yeah Harvey. You nailed this one. |
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03/08/2013 06:41:01 AM |
| Congrats, Harvey. This is your genre, for sure. I don't have the patience. I'm too busy throwing cloth into the air... |
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03/08/2013 04:27:37 AM |
I thought this would be on the first page. Still a strong finish though.
Superb shot. |
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03/07/2013 10:26:29 PM |
I hoped it was yours, when I saw it. The light is handled so well, and the DOF is forever,as far as I'm concerned. [Where it matters of course, just look at the nice bokeh]
Thirteenth, very well done.
Message edited by author 2013-03-08 03:39:45. |
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03/07/2013 09:50:24 PM |
Well done, Harvey, I thought this could be yours; one of my seven 7s.
Must say, though, the Kingfishers over here are more beautiful :) |
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03/07/2013 04:39:11 PM |
| Exceptional capture (for you and the Kingfisher). Beautiful light and great detail. Very engaging, even if he does have a dead fish in his beak ;-) |
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03/06/2013 04:38:05 AM |
| wow, great kingfisher shot. super focus and dof. |
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03/05/2013 03:44:21 PM |
| Great catch for both of you. Super sharp well done. |
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03/05/2013 03:27:47 PM |
| Great job gettting this. It's not an easy captue! The lighting is excellent. |
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03/05/2013 07:41:42 AM |
| Almost as big as he is - good catch by both of you. Voted earlier. |
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03/04/2013 04:05:20 PM |
| Tack sharp. What a capture. Even the fish is astonished |
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03/04/2013 06:06:49 AM |
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03/02/2013 03:50:06 PM |
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03/02/2013 04:53:40 AM |
Wow! Love it. Great catch and great catch. 10
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis). This is a male, as indicated by the double band across the chest. Widely distributed across Africa and Asia. But, I'll guess sub-Saharan Africa for this fine specimen. |
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