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Alcedo atthis (Kingfisher) - In flight
It took us lots of hours of observation to manage to shoot kingfhishers in flight. Kingfishers fly in an 'explosive' way; the birds shoot off all of a sudden from the point they stand. They fly low, very close to the water surface with a great speed; while they fly they call, denoting their presence.These photos were taken in Strophylia reserve, West Peloponese, Greece.
Photos by Mahi Goula and George Parchas
Shooting Data:
1. Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1250 sec - f/7.1, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
2. Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/2000 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
3. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II @ 190mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1600 sec - f/4, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
4. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II @ 190mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1600 sec - f/4, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
5. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II @ 200mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/2000 sec - f/4, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
6. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II @ 200mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/3200 sec - f/4, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
7. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II @ 185mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1600 sec - f/3.5, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
8. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II @ 200mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/2000 sec - f/3.2, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
9. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II @ 182mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/2000 sec - f/4, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
10. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II @ 182mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/2000 sec - f/4, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.
11. Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II @ 200mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/2500 sec - f/3.2, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized. | 
