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The Hunter

by 1stEverPentax

Unexpected encounter as walking along the towpath...got a few shots as it didn't take fright and fly off.

Liked by loadoftripe Jumbo48 pauljay davidrobinson SSF1957 Antony hocusfocus gibis RAJHANS

Uploaded07/02/2026 - 13:01

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-3

Shutter Speed1/400

Aperturef/5

LensN/A

ISO3200

Focal Length300mm

Unique Views / Likes20/9

Tagsheron bird

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Date Taken	13/10/2024 - 14:10
Make	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Model	PENTAX K-3
Program Mode	Not Defined
Metering Mode	Multi-segment
Shutter Speed	1/400
Aperture	f/5
ISO	3200
Focal Length	300mm
Lens	N/A

Plus Member hocusfocus hocusfocus

60 posts
9 years
All the best,
hocusfocus

Posted 07/02/2026 - 15:28 Link

Nicely exposed and "posed", with excellent colour.

1stEverPentax 1stEverPentax

1519 posts
15 years
Northwich,
Cheshire

Posted 07/02/2026 - 20:08 Link

Yes...it was very obliging.

Probably helped that my ISO setting was on 3200 already as it was in the shade under a leaf canopy.

Thanks for your observation.

Regards

Karlo

davidwozhere davidwozhere

3668 posts
11 years
Slap in the middle of England

Posted 07/02/2026 - 22:25 Link

Apex predator in that environment. Super capture!
Which 300mm is it please, out of curiosity?

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Edited by davidwozhere: 07/02/2026 - 22:27

1stEverPentax 1stEverPentax

1519 posts
15 years
Northwich,
Cheshire

Posted 08/02/2026 - 11:41 Link

davidwozhere wrote:
Apex predator in that environment. Super capture!
Which 300mm is it please, out of curiosity?

It was the DA*300 David.

Couldn't have been the 55-300 WR because at 300mm that would have been f/5.8 rather than f/5.

I've a feeling i'd only just got the DA* 300 by then and was trying it out trying to capture some wildlife.

Karlo