Kingfisher flight moments captured
Tuesday 28 May 2019, 20:02 by Harry Kiewiet | 4,956 views | 0 commentsThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
Here are several photographs of flight moments from a very large collection of kingfishers from May 2019. There are chicks at three locations, and at one location the chicks fledged on 11 May 2019.
On 24 May 2019, kingfishers will fledge at another location. At a third location, they have had young kingfishers since 18 May this year.
The photographs are not easy to take. You have to keep watching one spot as the bird flies in. Blink once and your moment is gone...
The focus is on the spot where the bird starts its landing. That is where you focus the camera. Something just to the side means immediate blur. The photographs were taken with a shutter speed between 1/3200 and 1/8000 sec. ISO 1600 or slightly lower and aperture f/4. In overcast weather, it is almost impossible to take this kind of photograph. You need a lot of light.
About the author
Harry is een selfmade vogelfotograaf. Hij is coördinator van de ijsvogelwerkgroep en vrijwilliger in de weidevogelwerkgroep van natuur- en milieuvereniging 'Het Stroomdal' in Drenthe. Hij wil graag in zijn artikelen met tips & tricks laten zien hoe zijn foto's tot stand zijn gekomen.
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