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Subject: [Leica] Black-collared Hawk
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2016 19:13:32 +0530
References: <CAH1UNJ3nmOS+fMk8BpizJ=-QmMT1-Uq4A3wNwpYF10WFaVWrbg@mail.gmail.com> <15D65206330D448581A69CFFDECFA96F@Family>

Jim, Douglas
Thanks for looking. The fish, I think, is a red piranha, supposedly the
terror and scourge of the South American water bodies!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 3:47 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> While the third shot is great, Jayanand, I prefer the action of the second
> as the splash signifies more to me. BTW what was the fish? I don't think it
> was a piranha. I think the colouring looks wrong, yes?
>
> Douglas
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <
> jayanand at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "PSM" <
> psm-1857 at googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2016 12:39 AM
> Subject: [Leica] Black-collared Hawk
>
>
> Today's Pantanal Photo Post is a bit of action. Getting these shots eluded
>> me, through a couple of attempts - normally I would photograph a bit of
>> wing or just the talons, till literally the last time I could have got
>> them
>> - maybe desperation helped. Otherwise I found the Black-collared Hawk just
>> too fast, agile and maneuverable for my aging reflexes to keep up with it
>> through a viewfinder on a bobbing boat - till I found this one coming
>> towards me, one that cooperated by patiently staying centered in my
>> viewfinder! I had just switched the lens to the 70-200mm from a longer
>> lens
>> to give some margin for error, and so that, too, helped. I have posted
>> four
>> shots from the series I took, and I think the perfect shot is the third
>> one, what do you all think?
>>
>> Approach:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/
>> untitled-20160813-3933.jpg.html
>>
>> Catch:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/
>> untitled-20160813-3934.jpg.html
>>
>> Turn:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/
>> Pantanal-20160813-3936.jpg.html
>>
>> Homeward Bound:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/
>> untitled-20160813-3937.jpg.html
>>
>> Please see LARGE.
>>
>> Comments and criticism, as ever, encouraged, and welcome.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>>
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In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Black-collared Hawk)
Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] Black-collared Hawk)