AWARDS: ENGLAND / WILTSHIRE / LAKE DISTRICT / WALES / SCOTLAND / COAST OF S.W. ENGLAND / COAST / STORMS / LAKES & MOUNTAINS / WINTER LANDSCAPES / DESERTS / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / BRITISH BIRDS 1 / BRITISH BIRDS 2 / BRITISH MAMMALS / BRITISH INSECTS / WORLD BIRDS / WORLD MAMMALS / NATURE
KINGFISHER SURFACING
Having photographed kingfishers perched on sticks, I wanted to try something more dynamic. This image was made from a hide on a tidal river bank adjacent to a specially constructed tank at eye level. I used minnows as bait and prefocused where I expected the kingfisher to dive. As soon as the kingfisher left its perch I fired a rapid burst of shots. Within two seconds the kingfisher was back on its perch and whilst most of my frames were empty, this one came good.
F/6.3, 1/3200th second, ISO 2500
Accepted: Scottish 2017, Olympic (Greece) 2017 - Zeus, Aphrodite, Hermes and Apollo
