Leaping Salmon

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 7, 2009239 views11 comments

This an Atlantic Salmon leaping the cauld (Scottish for wear) near to Selkirk in the Scottish Borders, UK to get up stream to the spawning redds.

They run the cauld when the river is in flood, this gives the photographer an opportunity to get some "different" pictures for the portfolio.

Canon 50d canon 300mm f2.8 lens, f2.8 1,300sec ISO 640, hand held

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 7, 2009 at 7:22 PM

The head looks a little soft - but otherwise this si a really great shot. Love the contrasting colors.

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Comment posted by Joe James on December 7, 2009 at 8:45 PM

Great timing Ron. Leaping Salmon are so difficult to get, well done.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on December 7, 2009 at 11:51 PM

Excellent work Ron. Certainly a unique addition to a wildlife photographer's portfolio I would say! I like the DOF with those in focus water droplets anchoring it to the stream.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 8, 2009 at 9:42 AM

Hi Ron,

Hey, I think this is cool! I'm with Vincent in liking those water droplets. I suppose the head could be a tad sharper (as Luke pointed out), but overall the image works well for me. I really like that the whole background (and foreground for that matter) is a continuous frothing mass. Cool.

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Greg Cope on December 8, 2009 at 1:12 PM

Really great shot and what timing to capture this. Iove those water droplets and the crashing water in the b/g.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on December 8, 2009 at 3:23 PM

Great timing; these subjects are not easy to catch.

D&L

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Comment posted by Rick Gomez on December 8, 2009 at 9:59 PM

Nice! You gotta be quick with the focus there! Great capture, Ron!

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on December 9, 2009 at 6:45 AM

That's an excellent capture Ron. I've tried this myself and know how difficult this shot is. This makes me keen to want to give it another try. Graham

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Comment posted by Julia Flanagan on December 10, 2009 at 1:21 PM

Gee, that has to be a hard target to hit in focus! Love the overall scene with the varying degrees of focus on the water - especially the droplets mentioned by others. Beautiful colors in the salmon too.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 12, 2009 at 4:35 AM

Love it! Great shot, Ron! What a colorful fish. And the challenge of its journey is so apparent.

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Comment posted by Ron McCombe on December 21, 2009 at 4:35 AM

thanks everyone for the comments

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