“Capturing the “perfect shot” is sometimes years in the making—just ask Scottish photographer Alan McFadyen. He devoted about 4,200 hours and 720,000 exposures in order to photograph a kingfisher making a precisely symmetrical dive into its reflection on a lake.”
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A beautiful picture!!
It is Joyce!
now that’s commitment. beautiful shot –
IT is. 720,000. It would have likely stopped at 20, not 20,000 or 720,000
Stunning photo. Though, I wonder about all the other beauty the photographer missed concentrating on that shot (Chia pets, trumpet lamps, etc.)
Laughing. Truth!
Wow! An amazing shot.
Thinking OCD however….
Laughing. Yes.
Val Boyko: except we spell it now– CDO
Alphabetical order, don’t you know..
Holy cow, color me impressed. Geesh, pal, you’re settin’ the bar pretty high on this Monday morning!! 🙂
Aspirational friend. Aspirational. 🙂
Absolutely perfect! And depressing…I’m still 702,800 exposures away.
Laughing. More truth…
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The beauty of it all …. “Monday: Wake Up Call”!!!
I read about this in the newspaper – my family joke about the number of photos I take every year – nothing on this guy. Worth the hours spent though
You are on your way Raewyn…on your way.
Practice and patience of the saintly makes perfect.
-Alan
Oh, it does….
Worth looking at the link he did some other lovely shots during the process! Thanks for the interesting post David!
Yes Gill. I should have noted that on the post.
beautiful shot! tenacity has its rewards, one can’t expect stunning success from one or two tries. As an artist, I realize the sheer volume it takes. But Good Grief….. 720,000 efforts involved here – I wouldn’t do that.
Laughing. Nor would I.
Beautiful. It is a perfect shot. How could he manage this? I love your morning wake up calls.
I thought the same thing Indira. How long did he wait to take this shot? How many shots to get this shot? Where was he positioned to take this shot? Amazing. Thank you.