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Predator and Prey
Predator and Prey
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Challenge: Free Study 2010-04 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM
Location: Circle Bar B Preserve, Lakeland, FL
Date: Apr 16, 2010
Aperture: f10
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Action, Birds
Date Uploaded: Apr 29, 2010

 Very excited to have caught this guy just as he dove down into the marsh and grabbed dinner. Must have taken a hundred shots as the heron and the snake twisted and turned to out maneuver the other. The end of course was never in doubt but made for an exciting 15-20 minutes.

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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/08/2010 07:15:58 AM
Tom, this is an outstanding shot. Talk about right time and place, wow!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 05/07/2010 08:20:28 PM
VERY amazing capture!!!
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/07/2010 01:31:39 PM
Wow..what an amazing capture. The color of his feathers bothers me a little bit though. 7
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/07/2010 12:59:07 PM
Nice catch !! (no pun)
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/07/2010 09:36:55 AM
wow, thats something i've never seen before. Content wise its amazing but i feel there is room for improvement processing wise.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 05/05/2010 09:34:25 PM
Great capture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 05/03/2010 03:47:46 AM
what? cool moment ,,,,i like,,,,,,,,
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 05/02/2010 09:39:53 AM
They eat snakes? I've only seen them eating fish and frogs. A much bigger snake and the roles would be reversed ;-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
 05/02/2010 08:42:01 AM
Really great and unusual capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 05/02/2010 08:19:54 AM
Good catch.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic LUMIX GH5
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/01/2010 07:52:07 AM
Yikes! Nice capture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X100T
Pentax DA 70mm f/2.4 Limited
 05/01/2010 03:22:37 AM
How long did you have to wait around for this shot? Terrific.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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