Another PK Dive

[Rudi van den Heever]

Morkel and I visited the Mankwe hide in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve over December - Here is one of the keepers...

Equipment: Canon 7D and 500mm F4 L lens

Settings: 1/2500s at F5.6 and ISO 500

[Karl Egressy]

Nice take off pose, Rudy.Nice background. I wish the beak wasn't merged with the wing but it is minor.

[Marina Scarr]

Super take off pose. Great wing extension, tail up and nice BG. Agree it would be even better if the beak didn't merge.

[Bill Dix]

Nice take-off capture. If they're like our kingfishers, when they decide to take off, they're gone in an instant; usually before my trigger finger gets the message. Bill merge noted. Lovely BG.

[vishaljadhav]

Amazing timing on this one, its really difficult to get these in the pose you have captured it,
The BG is good

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good take off pose, perch, BG. The eye looks a bit funky, a bit of work on it would improve the image.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Rudi, these shots are all about timing as you know, and you pretty much nailed that. Mankwe BG's always rock. :w3

[nick clayton]

Nice clean background and good lighting on this Kingfisher Rudi. Really nice to get it in flight.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Well caught, good exposure, a very difficult shot to get, I am looking at the dark plumage and sense a little noise or perhaps it was a fairly large crop??

[Frank Schauf]

Nice take off pose and colors.

[Rudi van den Heever]

Thanks for the feedback guys! Much Appreciated!