After 6 Years and 720,000 Pictures He Finally Got 'The Perfect Shot'

in photography •  8 years ago 

The Perfect Shot

Usually, the perfect shot is the one you never get. But this photographer insisted, until he did. This is it.

2 6 Years To Get It

It took 6 years, and over 700.000 shots. But he was determined to get it. Meet Alan McFadyen, a Scotland based wildlife photographer,

The News

His photograph of a kingfisher diving into a lake caught the attention of the media.

The Story

Alan wanted to recreate an image he remembered from his childhood. When he was a little boy, his grandfather took him to see a kingfisher nesting spot.

A Childhood Memory

He saw a bird dive into the water, and never forgot that moment.

Many Long Hours In The Hide

It took 4,200 hours to capture that shot.

Perfection

To get the picture he wanted, he had TONS of patience. The female kingfisher only dives 5 times a day. But, 40 years later, he finally payed homage to his grandfather.

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  ·  8 years ago (edited)

agree beautiful pic but that article is straight out of Facebook... (and I already read it 10months ago...)

yes you are right this kind of articles are all places... but just want people read again :)

Beautiful clicks :-)

yeah .. he took 20,000 Pictures to get these perfect pics.... awesome guy..