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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: elsa hoffmann on March 24, 2016, 18:19:21

Title: Spear fishing
Post by: elsa hoffmann on March 24, 2016, 18:19:21

Taken from my lounge :) I wonder how many other people can shoot so many species of birds by sitting on a chair in their lounge. I was actually shooting other birds when this one popped up. Quickly.
shooting a bit into the sun - so ya I know..

Title: Re: Speak fishing
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on March 24, 2016, 18:21:11

Good catch in every sense of the phrase :D

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: elsa hoffmann on March 24, 2016, 18:22:43

haha thanks Bjørn. I am a lazy photographer I think

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on March 24, 2016, 18:24:51

Been there so should know. Did you open the glass doors first?

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: elsa hoffmann on March 24, 2016, 18:40:18

Quote from: Bjørn Rørslett on March 24, 2016, 18:24:51

Been there so should know. Did you open the glass doors first?

 ;D ;D yes I remembered

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on March 24, 2016, 18:48:28

Then I can boast of having helped you improving your photography :D

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: elsa hoffmann on March 24, 2016, 19:05:59

Quote from: Bjørn Rørslett on March 24, 2016, 18:48:28

Then I can boast of having helped you improving your photography :D

 :P no I knew to open the door myself hahaha

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: ColinM on March 24, 2016, 19:46:54

I'm jealous of you having visitors like this in your garden.

Looks like you're falling in love with that 200-500 too

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: rosko on March 24, 2016, 20:00:57

Well done, Elsa !

How lucky you are to have an ornithological park in your garden... ;)

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: elsa hoffmann on March 24, 2016, 23:27:57

Colin - the 200-500 is the best thing for me I swear. Although its not quite that long - and I shoot FF - I get pleasure out of my birds   - and the mages are just for web use anyway. It's really more about the pleasure than anything else - and I am not complaining.

Rosko - thank you. I didnt realize how many species I had here - until I started shooting them

Two Cape White eyes. Rather small

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: Akira on March 25, 2016, 00:20:01

These are fun pictures!  Apparently the white eyes are ubiquitous.  Thanks for sharing, Elsa!

Quote from: Bjørn Rørslett on March 24, 2016, 18:24:51

Did you open the glass doors first?

Ah, I can imagine what had happened...  ;)

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: Frank Fremerey on March 25, 2016, 00:26:35

The two green birds in #9 .. just WOW

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: Hugh_3170 on March 25, 2016, 02:06:53

Two splendid images Elsa. 

The pleasure that you are having in taking them is I am sure certainly having a positive effect in the images themselves.  Great stuff - and thanks for taking us into your back yard. :)

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: armando_m on March 25, 2016, 02:17:49

I wonder how the birds transition from that position, to be able to swallow the fish, guess I have not paid enough attention

Thanks for sharing your images Elsa

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: Ron Scubadiver on March 25, 2016, 04:01:42

It is hard for me to understand how birds can hunt underwater for fish.  Just completely amazing. 

Title: Re: Spear fishing
Post by: elsa hoffmann on March 25, 2016, 13:33:12

Thank you for the comments guys

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Ah, I can imagine what had happened...  ;)

nah - thats Bjørn dreaming :)

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The two green birds in #9 .. just WOW

thanks for looking Frank - thats what I thought when I got the 200-500 - wow now I can shoot birds.

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The pleasure that you are having in taking them is I am sure certainly having a positive effect in the images themselves.

I can hope yes - :)

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I wonder how the birds transition from that position, to be able to swallow the fish, guess I have not paid enough attention

The fish is speared - then somehow thrown into the air - then caught and swallowed in one gulp.

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It is hard for me to understand how birds can hunt underwater for fish.  Just completely amazing.

Indeed - one would think a fish is faster than a swimming bird. Those water birds are so clumsy to begin with.