Tuesday, 28th September 2010
Gottcha
by Prakash Bhikha
Giant Kingfisher with fish in flight.
This kingfisher was sitting on the rocks and hitting the fish against the rocks to kill it. It dropped the fish, on the rocks below, went down to fetch the fish and on its flight back I captured the bird in flight.
Equipment: Nikon D700, Sigma 120-300 f2.8 Lens
Prakash Bhikha
Formal training in architecture, started photography as a hobby about 10years ago. Went to two Wildlife Photographic Courses and learned a lot from Professional Photographers Emanual Maria and Peter-Craig Cooper. Pic from the last Botswana Workshop September 2010.
Website: Flickr
Gottcha by Prakash Bhikha was photo of the day on Tuesday, 28th September 2010. It is tagged Birds, Fish. You can leave a comment below.
20 Comments
mike
Perfect timing. The bird looks big.
Shubhankar Basu
nice catch !
Anurag
That’s an awesome catch Prakash……..for both of you!!!
I like the Bokeh of this lens.
Pauline Jones
This is spectacular; great lighting and focus: well done!
Riaz Carim
What an intimate view of nature in action!
Malta Photography
Great instance. very good timing and perfect lighting.
Debs
Beautiful…..
Absolutely awesome.
That pic must have taken a lot of patience
I have just returned from safari in Botswana.
Its a magical place.
Wanda Krack
What a beautiful and difficult catch!!
Rajib Singha
Great!
Marie Dunphy Harding
Dead On! (pardon the pun) Prakash, Congrats!
Deborah Flowers
Excellent catch! [pun intended!]
Dorothy G
Wow!! Amazing! Could not be a better photo!!
Laura Milholland
Fantastic job on this – and with no more than 300mm reach is amazing! I always find kingfishers so shy. Excellent image and congratulations.
Kirk Joran
That is just a weird looking bird. Looks part myth (Firebird), part dino, part woodpecker, part hawk. Fantastic.
PlanetLover
Great action pic! I really like the plumage. Congratulations on a great capture.
Renee
Such a cool shot!!
sheraz.A C C
GOOD STUFF !
Katherine Lee Strassburg
What a wonderful action shot! From the amount of ‘whitewash’ on the rock, we can see that this must be his favorite perch. Great job on this one.
AlfonsoPaz
Beautiful Shot. Amazing light in a perfect moment.
Congrats.
Prakash Bhikha
Thank You very much for the comments.