Martin the fisherman

I’m in Italy on the trail of some interesting birds. The signs are good, literally, as there’s a big three-dimensional sign with Martin Pescatore on it – the Italian for Kingfisher. Because I’m English I’m amazed that it hasn’t been vandalised.

Kingfisher - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

We’re in luck and we spot one in the reeds. I’m there with a huge telephoto lens on my camera next to a young Italian boy with a compact camera. I look at my photographs on the screen on the back of my camera and the Kingfisher is tiny because it’s so far away. I glimpse up at the young boy’s camera and the Kingfisher is filling the screen.

Kingfisher - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Here’s as much detail as I can get.

Kingfisher - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

They say that your first 10,000 photographs are your worst. I hope this doesn’t apply to Kingfishers.

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