Ambition fulfilled!

Took many hours and many attempts before Lady Luck graced me with her smile! Substantial crop of an original captured using a K20D and Sigma 100-300mm f4 EX DG at the Langford Lakes Nature Reserve in Wiltshire.

Uploaded17/08/2011 - 00:38

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K20D

Shutter Speed1/1000

Aperturef/5.6

LensN/A

ISO400

Focal Length300mm

Unique Views / Likes1/0

Tagskingfisher

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Date Taken	28/07/2011 - 17:07
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K20D
Program Mode	Aperture Priority
Metering Mode	Multi-segment
Shutter Speed	1/1000
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO	400
Focal Length	300mm
Lens	N/A

Plus Member PENTAX1244 PENTAX1244

2 posts
17 years

Posted 17/08/2011 - 00:42 Link

Well caught, love the pose.An image I would like to take myself.

Pentax1244

GIULIO57 GIULIO57

31 posts
17 years
Firenze-Italia

Posted 17/08/2011 - 06:35 Link

Well done.

PPG

nipper nipper

309 posts
15 years
mansfield

Posted 17/08/2011 - 10:37 Link

Well done , nice when you get one, i like the were its perched nice colours

autumnlight autumnlight

473 posts
16 years
Derbyshire

Posted 17/08/2011 - 13:17 Link

Lovely, i like the compo and the colours.

Kind regards Maria

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szgabor szgabor

84 posts
16 years
Budapest,
Hungary

Posted 17/08/2011 - 16:58 Link

Nice comosition, lovely colours. I do like it.

Regards,
Gábor
My website

paulgee20 paulgee20

802 posts
17 years
Sat in Chair

Posted 17/08/2011 - 17:51 Link

Fantastic capture, luck be with you again, it is needed with these gorgeoeus little creatures.

Paul

K5's (2)both gripped, K10d gripped, Pentax 28-90 f3.5, Sigma 18-250mm, Sigma 150-500mm. Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro, Sigma 10-20 f.4-5.6.EX DC, Hoya 135 f2.8, Take on 28mm f2.8 Pentax AF360 flash, 2 fill in slaves. 30 metre remote release, Rt angle viewfinder, Giotto NOT 3261B Tripod with Manfrotto 808Rd4 ball head, Manfroto 4861RC2 monopoly, shoulder stock, various filters etc, Panasonic SET HBS HD Video cam, Tamrac Explorer 8x backpack and a sore back.....
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Paul

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prsjnb prsjnb

600 posts
16 years
Wiltshire,
U.K.

Posted 18/08/2011 - 09:55 Link

Thank you all for your interest and kind words.

Jon