May 10 by Walter Otto Koenig

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09-MAY-2010	Walter O. Koenig

May 10

Duck Food for the Catfish

At the large pond in the Wild Animal Park they sell food for the ducks.
Often the large catfish in the pond go after the duck food.
I find them more entertaining to photograph, but it's a lot more difficult than taking photos of ducks.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/800s f/5.3 at 260.0mm iso400 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	09-May-2010 09:43:06
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D300
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	260 mm
Exposure Time	1/800 sec
Aperture	f/5.3
ISO Equivalent	400
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode	multi spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance	3.350 m

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Carol Rollins		13-May-2010 05:31
Great shot Walter! ~

Astrid Taen		11-May-2010 15:06
The water ripples are also great in this image.

pkocinski		11-May-2010 15:05
Definitely a unique view of a catfish!

carabias		11-May-2010 13:44
Excelente fotografía, Walter! BV

Vince		11-May-2010 13:14
The mouth is real big. Perfect capture despite the difficulties. Vote.

Colin Storey		11-May-2010 12:56
You did a great job of a difficult shot. v

LynnH		11-May-2010 12:51
Yes, a difficult shot in many ways... but so worth it when you get it right. Well done! V

Cindi Smith		11-May-2010 12:16
They can be difficult to shoot. What a great capture. Good timing, Walter! Open wide!

franz		11-May-2010 10:34
Wow Captain WOK hat mal wieder zugeschnappt!BV.

Pat Shawyer		11-May-2010 07:53
Fabulous..puts me in mind of Mick Jagger..

Patricia Kay		11-May-2010 07:16
Great shot Walter...a challenging shot that you mastered...BV

Lee G		11-May-2010 05:49
I agree, this guy is more interesting than the Ducks! :O) Nice catch, Walter.

lou_rozensteins		11-May-2010 05:25
Strange and different. Well done.

Gerard Koehl		11-May-2010 04:43
Magnifique capture... V

Wolfgang Bluhm		11-May-2010 04:40
Wow, I better be more careful leaning over that pond from now on...

Raymond Ma		11-May-2010 03:39
It looks like a Great White coming out of the water. Nicely timed Walter. V

Guest		11-May-2010 03:07
Whoa Walter.......that's what I call great timing. Very difficult to catch without a hook and line. Well done. Vote :)

Dennis Steinauer		11-May-2010 02:49
That is one ugly mother fish! Great shot.

Guest		11-May-2010 02:29
Wonderful image, Walter. Excellent timing. V

an nguyen		11-May-2010 01:30
Yeah, like Hoover vacuum ...

Jim Coffman		11-May-2010 01:29
Excellent timing and fascinating image,Walter. V

Stephanie		11-May-2010 00:22
Just like a Hoover vacuum! V

Glenn Dean (Vatorman)		10-May-2010 23:34
Looks like a flood inwards as he opens that cave of a mouth.

marie-jose wolff		10-May-2010 23:25
what a large mouth, fantastic capture! V

Pierre		10-May-2010 23:05
Une superbe capture, la mise au point est parfaite! V

Marcia Colelli		10-May-2010 22:30
That cat fish has a huge mouth, nice capture. We have Carp at Cedar Point, but of course I am sure you remember them. :-) V

Frank Brault		10-May-2010 22:27
Marvelous timing and capture. V

Simon Chandler		10-May-2010 22:11
Fantatic capture of this difficult shot. Unique and interesing. v

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