Sooty take off...

[Ofer Levy]

Sooty Oystercatcher

1D Mark 3, Canon 300 f2.8, x2, 1/1600, f6.3, iso 640, HH

The last one from this series taken a few days ago here in Sydney.

About 75% of full frame

[Fabs Forns]

Great action captured with excellent blacks and beautiful light. Not a fan of the wing position though.
Their pupil seems a lot more defined than the OCs we see here, where pigment bleeding make it weird sometimes.
TFS.

[James Salywoda]

Awesome shot Buddy! I like the wing position and flying water drops very nicely done Ofer.

[Connie Mier]

I like the wings as well, makes it look like its is really accelerating. Cool low shot! My only thing is the background seems a bit overpowering.

[Humberto Ramos]

Amazing shot, congratulations...
For me, its just perfect...

[Todd Frost]

Very nice Ofer. beautiful light, exposure and detail. For me the wing position fits the running action well and the splashing water is a nice addition. TFS
Todd

[Colin Knight]

I would like it if he were headed toward you a little more. That said, awesome action, angle and exposure. Love it!

[Arthur Morris]

Feet, splash, water color, and pose all spectacular. While I am not usually a big fan of this wing position it works perfectly with this dynamic pose. My only wish is that the bird were angled slightly towards rather than slightly away from your position.

[Markus Jais]

Wonderful shot with great action. I love the water splash.

Markus

[Lorant Voros]

Agree with the above comments and I still think it is a spectacular shot. I can only congratulate you here, Ofer.

Lorant

[denise ippolito]

Ofer, I love the action captured and the very close perspective. Very nice details and exposure.

[Hugo Estévez]

It´s great action image!!! Congratulations

[Rod Warnock]

The way to go !! Ofer !! Superb image, Ofer !! In particular the BG behind the head and shoulder region really adds to the impact as of course does the leg action and water droplets.
Very dymanic preentation.
Best regards
Rod Warnock

[arash_hazeghi]

beautiful Ofer, love the running pose and details

[Gerard Satherley]

Superb image Ofer. Great action, light and details.

[Harshad Barve]

Big congrats for this , awesome shot
TFS