Friday, 3rd August 2012
Rising Malachite Kingfisher
by Mark Dumbleton
Spending years in a bird hide, waiting for that perfect moment when opportunity, skill and luck meet, resulted in a moment I am very proud of. I have tried to capture a "natural (non-baited)" photograph of a Malachite Kingfisher rising out of the water for many years, and finally my patience and dedication paid of with this image. A special moment in time on my photographic journey across Africa.
Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikon 600 f4 VR
Mark Dumbleton
I am a wildlife and landscape photographer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Born with a passion for the outdoors, I travel through Africa photographing the events and nuances of the natural world. Evoking an emotion through photographic art stems from a life-long passion for the wilderness. Capturing the unique beauty of a location and it's wildlife motivates me to invest as much time as I do out in the wilderness, focussing on nothing more than creating a photograph with enough emotion and visual drama to tell a story; to justify to the viewer the immense beauty of that experience. The photographs on this website portray my passion for this, in a way that is both creative and natural, sometimes pushing the ethical boundaries to obtain that unique perspective on our natural world.
Website: markdumbleton.com
Rising Malachite Kingfisher by Mark Dumbleton was photo of the day on Friday, 3rd August 2012. It is tagged Birds. You can leave a comment below.
39 Comments
Sarah
Stunning!
Steve Perry
All I can say is “WOW”! Just amazing!
Flame75
it’s spectacular!! just perfect!! amazing. you’ve been repaid of you patience and skills!
dorotea
Che meraviglia! Spettacolare! Complimenti!
Angela
Wowee, what a shot! I think you have done what you set out to do Mark. Congratulations!
Natalia Robba
wowzer! What a spectacular shot! the sharpness and colours are just gorgeous well done
Hennie Cilliers
Perfect
Committed Photography
Stunning Shot!!
Jim Atkin
Patience pays off
reza
Absolutely great photo!
Elsie
Amazing! Well done
Lisette
Double all the previous comments
Alex Ford
Wow! Big Congratulations on such an awesome shot! Enjoy your 24hr of fame!
Richard O Farrell
Brilliant Picture, well done. The detail & clarity of this photo is amazing
controller
molto bella !
Subi Wilks
Absolutely spectacular! Congratulations.
Jenny Robinson
Not only is the Kingfisher in motion, but also the water below. Beautiful capture. I love how it shows the water dripping of the bird. I also love it that the water really looks like water.
Mary Ann
This is the perfect shot! I feel as though I’m standing on the shore of this lake and seeing this beautiful bird right before my eyes! This photo is a gift to everyone! Thanks!
Cheryl Graves
How amazing that you caught this at the exact moment the wings were on the downswing! Incredible!
Cairntopia
Beautiful. What an incredible creature perfectly captured. Very nice.
saifsohel
splendid…
Psalms:23
EXCELLENT SHOT!!!!!!!
Gandhivarma
Fantastic image.
Ellen Empson
Congrats to you on your tremendous success …hard work, patience , skill and diligence paid off for you. Rarely seen image!
Dena Wredt
detail and clarity are amazing all you worked so hard to have is yours now Congratulaions!
Wonderful shot these aer my favorite
Ursula
OMG, what an amazing shot!! The kingfisher, a stunning bird, caught mid flight, the droplets of water, he’s facing you with something in his beak, isolated from the non intrusive background… Incredible!! Congrats!
Rajib Singha
Awesome!
Laura Milholland
Very special image with amazing colors and action.
Bob Haine
Incredible sharpness to every detail!
Jacqueline Deely
Incredible shot. Your patience certainly paid off. Well deserved POTD!
Morkel Erasmus
great shot Mark! congrats on this!
Deborah Flowers
This is absolutely stunning! So glad to know that it’s a ‘true natural’.
By “sometimes pushing the ethical boundaries to obtain that unique perspective on our natural world” …does this mean that sometimes you do bait?
Art X
outstanding image frozen in time
Guy Dekelver
cracking shot MArk
John Summers
A lifetime’s patience for about the most perfect shot I’ve ever seen..Love kingfishers, my wife made a tapestry of one. Very hard to find in Ireland. Thank you so much Mark.
Venus 35
Complimenti! Foto eccezzionale, colto il momento dell’uscita dall’acqua.
GGriffin
Congratulations on an awesome capture! Thank you so much for sharing it!
Gowri Saligram
Brilliant! I am dumbstruck by the beauty of the bird as the execution of the shot!
Gowri Saligram
Brilliant! I am dumbstruck by the beauty of the bird as well as by the execution of the shot!