Flipping Catfish II...

[Joseph Przybyla]

This is another from the series of my previous post of a female Anhinga with a catfish prey. I captured about a hundred images of the bird and prey as it tried to position the fish to swallow, eventually succeeding. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1 ISO 2000 AWB HH
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped for composition and presentation

[John Whaley]

Another great shot Joe. High IQ and the high key bg works here. If I were forced to choose I prefer the first in the series that you posted.

[gail bisson]

Perfect timing of the flip.
Love how the fish can see where it is going ie ."down the hatch!"
Kind of cool and gross at the same time that we can see the intestine hanging down by the middle fin.
I like the slight grey in the BG avoiding a true high key look. Comp is good.
Gail

[William Dickson]

Looking good Joe. Great detail on both bird and prey. Love the moment of capture. Great looking eye on the bird.

Will

[Dorian Anderson]

This is awesome! You've caught the moment perfectly. Great detail on the head and eye.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.

[Arthur Morris]

Wicked with perfect processing. Love that fish.

with love, artie