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Green Kingfisher Lower Rio Grande Valley, TX
Nikon F5, 600 F4, 1.4X, Provia 100F. This was a shot I had invisioned many months before I went to shoot it. I new of a pond where both male and female were using on a regular basis. I knew where the sun came up and what the background would look like and where I should set up my blind. I spent half a day scouting the right perch. After work one friday, I went home and packed up all my gear and the long branch that I planned to use. I then drove 7 hours all night to be in place at 5:30 am before the sun came up. I set up the perch in the water and set up my blind, all with light from my truck headlights. Once set up, I then settled down for a long wait. I only had to wait about 20 minutes before this female was on the perch. I had in my viewfinder the exact shot I had seen in my mind months earlier. The male never came in but I managed to shoot about 10 rolls of this female in early morning light. In bird photography, we don't always get to carry out the shot that is the vision in our minds and that is why this shot is very special to me. Everything just came together. I wish you could see the slide as my scanner is awful. |
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