Hungry

[Stefan Jonsson]

A pair of goosanders were fishing near me, I took a lot of pictures of them and suddenly the female
came up with this perch. Interresting to see how well the bill works.



Canon eos 1D mkIII, EF 500/4 IS @7,1, 1/320 sec (+2/3 expcomp), ISO 400.

[Beth Goffe]

That's quite a set of "teeth" on this bird! Really great action with the fish and good exposure. I think I would prefer more of a horizontal crop as I don't think all of the extra space at the bottom helps the image.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great moment captured, I like the angle and soft light. Another vote for a crop off the bottom. This might work as pano crop as well.

[Stefan Jonsson]

Hmmmm... I´m very fond of that foreground...:cool:
But i made a quickcrop at Flickr, do you think its better ?

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Looks definitely better, I would probably crop more off the top and bottom to emphasize the action.

[John Blumenkamp]

Great moment captured here! I think the crop works well.

[Beth Goffe]

I prefer this crop as well.

[Stu Bowie]

Great capture. I would still take more off the bottom, and maybe more off the top too. Axel's suggestion of a pano will work, but still a great catch for both of you.

[Stefan Jonsson]

Ok, here is the last version, but I still like the ripples... :-)