Did you ever have one of those moments when something happens so quickly that you have no idea what settings you have on your camera – you just point and shoot?
Well, this morning, I was chatting with some folks about a Wood Stork in the pond, when all of a sudden I spotted this Great Egret, who had just caught a fish that very second.
I had no idea what my camera was set on, but I couldn’t ‘let this one get away’. Too bad I must have moved when he tossed it into the air!! Even though I would have liked the shots to have been much sharper, it was so fun to witness that I kept them all.
I’d say no more than 2-3 seconds passed from the time I saw him till he swallowed that fish! All the photos in the sequence say 9:18 am 😉
Wow! Great captures! Such a sudden discovery happens to me quite often with birds. Sometimes the settings are about right and other times…not so. But we have to “shoot from the hip” when called for 🙂
I agree completely – well said!
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Thanks, Berny;)
Yes, it’s amazingly so. Nicely done.
Thank you!
cool!! 🙂
That’s just what I thought!!
Wonderful!
Glad you enjoyed this, Victor.
Great captures Carol! 🙂
Thanks so much, H.J.
Great capture BJ, it reminds me of a similar experience I blogged some months ago, where the cormorant through the fish up in the air to make it fall head first into its mouth, I only just caught it as I was talking to another birder.
Right, same kind of situation. We’re so lucky to have such opportunities!
Great sequence of shots. Sometimes I can anticipate action, but more often than not, I am reacting to something as it is happening. I try to be conscious of my camera settings, so they will be approximately right if I have to react quickly. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. This worked wonderfully for you–the shot with the fish in mid-air is priceless.
Thanks very much, Mike! I also try to anticipate, depending on what I’m likely to encounter. Sometimes we just have to shoot and hope for the best!
Amazing captures, Bj! 🙂
You’re so kind – your visits are always so appreciated, Amy.