Sometimes, South Africa’s wildlife just do not want their photographs taken. You have your subject framed and focused, and then as you press the shutter…
“Split-Second Story” is this week’s photo challenge theme from WordPress
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Disappearing into South Africa's wild places… Again!
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Timing is indeed everything but you still got a great shot. Nice job and thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you for visiting us here at de Wets Wild, Gale! Hope we’ll see you around here again soon!
Very nice picture.
Thank you very much Akeem
I like the action of this shot. Makes it interesting.
Thanks Juliann!
And that’s why all your photos of the wild life there are amazing because this thing that the bird does – leaving at a most inconvenient time (for you) – doe happen. 🙂 This picture is charming.
Thanks very much Imelda! Yes it happens, and it happens very very often 😀
Wonderful picture! He is flying to a new story !
Thanks Sebastian! After taking the shot I did wonder where he was going that was so important that he couldn’t wait just one split-second more…
🙂 🙂 Good answer!!! And great moment!!!
Glad that you enjoyed it Ilargia! Thanks for visiting!
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Oh, how many times!
You know the feeling, hey Linda!?
Ahaha, the cry of the photographer everywhere! Comfort in company! Brilliant choice for the theme.
Seems we’ll have to start a global support group Jenny! Welcome here to de Wets Wild and thank you for the kind contribution!
That sounds very sensible! Thanks also for coming to visit me – always nice to have guests.
I have soooooo many of these photos… specially of those rarer birds in the park… their timing is just perfect for a blurr or sometimes even an empty screen…
They seem to be very well calculated!
Baie bekend… en as die ouderdom jou stadig maak vlieg al die voëls uit die raampie … sug.
EK is bly om te leer so baie ander deel my frustrasie 😉
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And WE suffer as well ! :-\
😉
Seems it is a worldwide conspiracy then!
In fact, of course, it remains a wonderful photo ! – it certainly tells a story, not a doubt in the world!
That’s very kind of you to say, thanks Margaret-Rose!
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And still a beautiful image! Love the bokeh.
So nice to see you around these parts again Tina! And thank you for the kind comment (even if the bokeh was absolutely not intentional 😉 )
This happens here also. 🙂
Frustrating, isn’t it Hien!? Welcome to de Wets Wild!