Fishing

It would have been nice if the full majestic breadth of the wingspan was caught on film --errr, i mean --- CCD/CMOS rather than having the wings "clipped". still an impressive shot.

Phineas , not sure about the filter in ps you are talking , postprocessing included levels , and contrast adjustments.

this is a photograph that tells a story! .. to see a picture of something like this really doesn't do it justice.. but this comes close!

 

I like the hopeless look of the fish! and even though it is a fish it reminds me of this....

 

Thus said the hawk to the nightingale with speckled neck, while he carried her high up among the clouds, gripped fast in his talons, and she, pierced by his crooked talons, cried pitifully. To her he spoke disdainfully: `Miserable thing, why do you cry out? One far stronger than you now holds you fast, and you must go wherever I take you, songstress as you are. And if I please I will make my meal of you, or let you go. He is a fool who tries to withstand the stronger, for he does not get the mastery and suffers pain besides his shame.' So said the swiftly flying hawk, the long- winged bird. - Hesiod maybe?

Not a fan of birds and fish shots, but this is remarkable for the perfect timing that frames an incredible moment in the cycle of life.

Congratulations on this capture and its rendering.

This is a great capture. But is it perfect 7/7?

Aesthetics in wildlife photography I think is always an oxymoron. You have to work with what ever the animals happen to be doing and where they are doing. Often with only fleeting nano seconds to capture an image and often with less than perfect backgrounds etc. Here the long lens has thrown the background out of focus and make the subject sing out at us. (The bright orange/yellow highlight on the left I would remove - it detracts from the subject and does not alter the meaning of the picture in any way.)

 

The ultimate framing for me is just a fraction too tight at the bottom - the curve of the fish is interacting with the photo frame rather than with the water it has been stolen from. The splash of water on the bottom left is coming out of the picture frame not the lake /river itself.

 

 

The dramatic diagonal of bird wing-body leads the eye beautifully to the fish, this with the implied movement to the right and frothing water gives the image its impact.

 

Spending days in a bird hide to get good images sounds like hell on earth but I suppose you get chance to meditate and relax. The efforts that one has to go through to capture an image should not be factored into a criticism of the image. It does count though in appreciation of the photographers effort, but just because you feel you couldn?t do that doesn?t mean you should be less critical of the photo produced and presented.

Brilliant! I only see strengths here. Few of us will ever combine light, depth of field, composition and timing in such an awe inspiring image.

Fantastic image - well done. The only thing that bothers me is that the claws dont appear to penetrate the fish at all - they just seem to rest on the side on the fish. Is that normal for such a violent natural event.

man, this is AMAZING photo. excellent capture, colors, sharpness and everything. just great photo

Amazing work. Your capture of the "capture"! Fine detail from the bird's eye to the fish's spots. I don't feel that the parts of wings out of frame particularly detract, the tight frame brings the action right to you, almost expect to feel the water drops hit my face.

Either this is a perfect shot or it is manipulated and I can't decide which. There's something about that fish.

I'm trying to enjoy this, but I find myself looking at this from the fish's point of view.

 

Sorry, Miguel. It's a great shot, one of the best I have seen of this type of photography.

 

--Lannie

Amazing shot. Very sharp and it manages to catch the bird and the fish in a perfect moment. There have been other similar shots but these are not very easy to come across. As for the water, I like the effect of the waves and splashes below the fish. It conveys motion very well. I can't say the same about the almost static drops of water in the upper part of the image. They are very distracting. But overall this is a great shot. Congratulations.

I think that the photo it?s more than a bird fishing.

Perfect focus.

Perfect moment.

Very intersting composition.

 

M.Lorenzo

Wow. This is the sort of action photo that wildlife/nature photographers dream of capturing. It takes a lot of hard work and patience, and practice (there is a reason I mostly photograph plants)! Perfect timing, perfect sharpness.

Enhorabuena Miguel.

Una foto espectacular ;)

 

Aida Servi

Miguel its an AmAzInG shot...good focus, i don't know more about photography... The bird timing was good in catching the fish & your timing was best that you capture bird catching the fish..... simply brilliant..

Very nice image... I like the colors and the light...

 

Amazing work.

 

Ruggero

It's a "keeper!"

Wow, that is just one fantastic shot! I don't see a weakness, it's wonderful, sharp detail, fast shot, just wonderful!

Beautiful work!

I'm with Janet...there IS something about the fish...it's tooooo perfect

Great shot, perfect timing, ultra sharp. The expression on Fish's face is like it has given up & just praying to god!.

it takes more then a great camera to make this happen... nice, i like it!

One Word.... Amazing!!!!

i see your photo in magazin very nice image

This is nature and action photography at its supreme best. Ten Out of seven!!

Absolutely stunning in all means...