I went to Circle B Bar Reserve yesterday afternoon. As I was wandering around I caught some motion to my left. Turning I saw this Anhinga rise out of the water with fish in mouth. I got off a couple frames before it swallowed it and went back underwater. The overcast skies helped because the side he was on at that time of day is the dark/shadow side of the trail. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering + 1/3 EV ISO 720
Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped from horizontal to vertical for composition
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Hi Joseph, it's a scene that doesn't make a "pretty" picture, but certainly one of interest! For those of us fortunate enough to spend time around anhingas, it's my experience that it's a sight often seen, but not often captured, as it happens pretty quickly. You certainly captured the last and critical moment for that fish! Everything looks very sharp. I might try a crop that moves the subject slightly down and left, just to get it out of the center of the frame.
The decisive moment! Excellent image. I think it could also be good with enough off the bottom to get rid of that bit of reflection near the bottom edge. It pulls my eye to the edge.
Anhinga... Big Gulp
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