... but stayed for the kingfisher. Everybody had given up waiting and left, but once again patience and perseveration paid off. Several times during the afternoon this elusive bird kept more than a respectable distance from the photographers positioned along the Dorset Stour river. Preferring to fish from the opposite bank, any shots of this shy creature would have been of no value at such a distance.
The sun had dropped below a cloud bank on the horizon and light levels were fading fast, but finally the kingfisher flew to my side of the river bank, and I was the only one there to get the shot.
Oh, yes... there were no otters.
300mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Nikkor with TC-14E II converter. 1/640 second at f/5. Matrix metering. Tripod and gimbal head. ISO 1250
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Hi, John, and thank you. :-)
Yes, all natural. The kingfisher was in shade when I took the shot. Direct light increases contrast and tends to wash-out colour.
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