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Published: 2007-02-27 18:16:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 694; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 0
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Splash Without the CacheA Pied Kingfisher making an unsuccessful diving attempt for fish (cache).
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Marievale, Nigel
Gauteng
South Africa
Additional EXIF Info
Lens: Canon 400mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Exposure Bias: Av(-0.66)
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Comments: 28
Man dA is weird today one minute it's not showing any comments. The next there are.
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I don't understand why anyone hasn't said "WOW!, NICE SHOT!"
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Another beautiful image. The black and whites of the bird provide a real contrast to the water colouration. My initial thought when I saw the thumbnail was that you had desaturated the colours on the bird and I thought "Oh no, you can't do that lol" You have also found out that a minimum of 1/1250 sec is about right for these fast movers
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LOL! 
Yep 1/1250, preferably 1/2000 for flying birds hey?
And try and hit that sweet spot of the lens f/7.1 - f/11 or thereabouts; sometimes at the expense of a bit of ISO. I hate noise but have come to conclusion that even ISO640 can pay off - get the shot? Right?
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Hee, thanks a lot!
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Thank you very much. Much appreciated.
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Wow... All your pictures are so sharp!
Nice picture btw.
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Thanks so much. Sharpness come from a great lens - the 400mm f/2.8. Can't be beaten IMHO.
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Oh man, Ian, you're KILLING me here! These shots are phenomenal!
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Your last two of this Pied Kingfisher are so, so good. I was like "no way!..." when I saw the thumbs in my messages.
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You're certainly welcome, it was well deserved!
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Well hurry up about it...we all want to see it withing this decade 
Awesome shot Ian!
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*woosh* that's the sound of your comment going right over my head!
Thank you for the compliment.
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Very Very NICE - what can I say except that I would like your bird pictures printed in a book for my in the next decade
Okay?
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