flying fish

dinghysailor1

flying fish

Here on the lovely river tweed near Selkirk in scottish borders the salmon are swimming hard against the flow to return to their spawning grounds upstream without stopping for a bite to eat and have a tough job trying to leap up some of the many obstacles in their way…

I caught this slippery customer at a salmon ladder outside selkirk in the scottish borders but already the light was against me…. the spray on the lens from the falls didn’t help much either… Taken from this side of the river he was was leaping near the opposite bank in the very top left hand corner of this :

Settings at full zoom on a compact Olympus SP560 UZ were shutter priority ..f4.5, 1/500sec, ISO 80…
Any comments, tips or suggestions most welcome ;)

What I really should have done was drive at least a 10mile detour to find a bridge , cross the river and grab a machete to cut my way through to a better spot on the opposite bank where the lighting at least would have been better…

Of course when i see the amazing works by the skilfully talented dsargent
like this and this I wish I could do it over …
But at least I caught something – and you should have seen the ones that got away…............ teeheehehee ….......
:))

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flying fish by dinghysailor1
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  • David Roman

    David Roman

    Great capture my friend !

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    You are beating yourself up too much, that is not at all bad …

  • reflector

    reflector

    He’s looking good ! Great capture and story Dinghy ! That 10 mile trip for a bridge sounds like a real mission.

  • Kazzoom IPA

    Kazzoom IPA

    still an amazing capture, well done

  • Richard Veal

    Richard Veal

    LOL.

    Nice to see you back Maggie.

  • Wendy Slee

    Wendy Slee

    this is a great shot and really fascinating too!!!

  • Kelly J

    Kelly J

    Gee – at least you can recognise its a fish!!! Hate to think what mine would turn out like!! lol… I love the way you have captured the light in his tail!! This is a fabulous capture maggie – dont sell it short!!! x

  • dsargent

    dsargent

    Maggie this image is terrific! I know how difficult this kind of capture can be

  • Matt Sillence

    Matt Sillence

    wonderful capture

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    WOW- AWESOME!

  • Paul Gitto

    Paul Gitto

    great capture Maggie!

  • dougie1

    dougie1

    good one ding!

  • JKKimball

    JKKimball

    flyin high! love it Ding ~~!!

  • JohnEvans

    JohnEvans

    Great capture ding, that was nice of her to stop and pose for you…LOL

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    wow ~ what a spectacular capture ~ well done Maggie ~!!! you’ve caught a beauty :) xx

  • AARDVARK

    AARDVARK

    “Hello sailor!”

    Well caught.

  • Linda Ridpath

    Linda Ridpath

    hey, forget the machette, you done good and this photo ‘lives’...

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    aw thanks so much linda and everyone – you are soo kind
    ;)))))

  • George Swann

    George Swann

    Well taken Maggie…such a spectacular moment!!!

  • Steve Taylor

    Steve Taylor

    If your going to do it over you should go all the way.
    http://www.mangelsen.com/store/Limited_Editions_08_Out_of_Print_Catch_of_the_Day___1698?Args=

    Why not just swim across

  • Steve Taylor

    Steve Taylor

    For some reason that link isnt going to the right page but if you look around his site you will find it. Catch of the day

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    teehee thanks steve yes I found it alright!! a stunning pic – now why can’t i do that…thanks for your great comment and it was a wide wide weir but thankfully no bears!!

  • Andy Mueller

    Andy Mueller

    How cool is THAT ????

  • jadeast

    jadeast

    Any time you make a capture like that it’s a great one!

  • Steve Taylor

    Steve Taylor

    I wish I could get a shot like that also. That is way it is out of print. He is one of the best wildlife photographers in the world.

    The more I look at your example image on the right the more I think that should be what you should be posting.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    teehee…. thanks steve for the encouragement…...much appreciated lolol…
    ;)))))

    (may try one with buster posing with jaws agape. ...teeehee… if I can get mr fish to do a replay….teehee…)

  • jacqi

    jacqi

    Pretty good to catch a shot like that because you never know when a fish is about to launch out of the water and the water spray is good too.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    hi thanks jacqui – they kept launching everywhere but where I was pointing mostly!! it was just a lottery so am really in awe of the really good captures out there…
    ;))

  • MICKSPIXPHOTOS

    MICKSPIXPHOTOS

    I think they’re both excellent captures, Maggie. Well done twice.

  • JLDunn

    JLDunn

    I think they’re awesome! Though the machete adventure would have been fun too…. Welcome back!

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    stunning capture ding

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    brilliant catch

  • Andrew Ness

    Andrew Ness

    nice one Maggie. I would have loved to have captured you fighting your way through the rough ground with a machete!

  • sticky

    sticky

    Amazin shot, brilliant x

  • Bruce Dickson

    Bruce Dickson

    Nice shot … there is a sense of rawness and reality to this shot which rivals the dsargent one.

  • Phil Threlfall

    Phil Threlfall

    Great catch Maggie

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    aw bruce what a nice thing to say and I really appreciate your support! dave is a superb photographer and hope I can get even a fraction as good one day….

    cheers and thanks again
    ding
    ;))

  • Sandy Warren

    Sandy Warren

    Well, well, well! I think this is absoLUTEly fantastic!!!!

  • The InnerNortherns International Photography Group

    The InnerNorth...

    cool shot m,

  • George Lenz

    George Lenz

    nice timing to get this

  • Robin Brown

    Robin Brown

    Not seen any in the Cuddy but they’ll be there Dinghy. XX

  • emolena

    emolena

    very nice !

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Great capture, beautiful shot

  • Steve Taylor

    Steve Taylor

    That would make for a funny shot. Of course you would have to use a Catfish.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    HAHAHA…. but of course….. LOLOL…
    ;))))

  • Jen Whyte

    Jen Whyte

    I think it’s a brilliant capture Maggie when you think of the ‘suddenness’ of a fish jumping and managing to catch it at all!! Well done you!

  • Chris Clark

    Chris Clark

    outstanding catch ….................... just added you back onto my watchlist …...................... you must have fallen off

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    hi chris thanks heaps!! these things happen during rb glitches I think… cheers
    ;)))

  • debsphotos

    debsphotos

    Hi Maggie!!! I reckon this is great!!! Excellent presentation & story!! ha..ha…*-)

  • Travis Easton

    Travis Easton

    Great shot Maggie, awesome timing

  • Al Williscroft

    Al Williscroft

    Wow love this capture!!!

  • Stuart Chapman

    Stuart Chapman

    I have seen this on the likes of Blue Peter and various nature programmes over the years and still can’t believe it. It must be such a magnificent thing to see for real. Love the timing and the light on the fish and the water spray is also great.

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    oh it was thrilling to see stu – they were popping out all over the place but almost never where I was aiming my camera teehee – and the sad thing is they keep trying and trying in the wrong place and when the water is too low – none of the ones jumping that day seemed to make it over the falls ..and must have been exhausted! If you are ever in scotland between oct and dec I recommend this place – they have live underwater video links plus highlights of the season… (Philiphaugh viewing centre, Selkirk within an hour of Edinburgh)

    Thanks everyone for your amazing comments!

  • Christopher Ewing

    Christopher E...

    exceeeeeeeellent shot!! perfect SS setting, captured it right in the air!! handled the lighting perfectly, also the high SS and low ISO, helped w/ the control of lighting :) did Awesome on this!

  • Christopher Ewing

    Christopher E...

    also..if you go to the other side, i want pics of you chopping the woods away!!! lol

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    Awesome timing Maggie! Fantastic capture…...perfect!

  • DesImages

    DesImages

    I have never seen this, so I thought the picture was fantastic, seeing the fish clearly up in the air.

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski

    brilliant Maggie what a fanatic image I love it, all you needed was the bear

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    hehee have been toying with a cardboard cutout of buster my dog….lol….

  • Christine Till @ CT-Graphics

    Christine Till...

    The right time at the right place and the shutter pressed at the exact right moment!!!
    A perfect shot, Maggie!

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks christine it took a lot of goes ….teehee..over a couple of visits – the shutter delay meant I got a lot of disappearing tails mostly …lol…..!
    ;)))))

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Amazing capture!

  • Clive King

    Clive King

    Great shot Ding. What a beauty.

  • Nick Hunt

    Nick Hunt

    I’d be proud of that, got my attention anyway, well done! If YOU arent happy, just keep practising, but I am!

  • Gail Bridger

    Gail Bridger

    Wow, now that’s great photography!! Another fav!

  • Sam Neal

    Sam Neal

    great picture not easy to catch!

    sam

  • dinghysailor1 replied

    thanks sam… you should have seen the ones that got away…LOL.. ;))

  • nadine henley

    nadine henley

    wow! I must have mnissed this, maggie. Great entry in the special moment challnge!

  • Nancy Chambers

    Nancy Chambers 14 days ago

    Fish Challenge Top 10

  • dinghysailor1 replied 13 days ago

    hi nancy thanks so so much for letting me know – what a great thrill and such lovely entries

    cheers
    ;))))

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