Taking off

[Lorant Voros]

I haven't posted for a while, so here is one of the flamingo images I took a few weeks ago. This one is taking off not far from me. Croped straight and removed some distant birds from the BG.

1DMKIII
500mm
ISO1600
F:8
1/2500
Tripod

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/9391/051810riolagartos1144co.jpg

[Steve Canuel]

Hello Lorant,
I really like the body position of the bird. The wing position, outstretched neck, head tilt, and foot turn to splash the water all add up to a nice, dynamic pose for me. Color and details look good too.

[Fabs Forns]

Sweet pose and colors with a nice complimentary BG. I may sharpen the eye a biota more, since ti tends to get lost with so much color.

[Randy Stout]

Lorant:

This just can't be a real bird:D What an amazing creature.

Do agree with Fabs about the eye.

For my taste, I might add a bit more canvas to the right, just to play up the long, lean look here!

Really a fun image.

Randy

[Michael Zajac]

I like the sharpness in the wings. The colors and the pose are great. I like this. Is that a small halo on the underside of bill.

[arash_hazeghi]

love the take off pose Lorant, nice details and great exposure

[John Ippolito]

Outstanding pose, Lorant! Agree on sharpening the eye just a bit. Beautiful color, exposure, detail, and the splash at the feet is a great touch. Very well done.

[Jim Fenton]

This is wonderful all the way around...pose, colors, soft light, sharpness, exposure...all of that important stuff.

Do agree with Fabs that if there is anyway to make they eyes stand out more, it would add to an already wonderful image.

[Colin Knight]

Techs covered....beautiful image. TFS!

[sandy richards]

Very elegant!
I'd also add a bit more canvas in front and sharpen the eye.
Just excellent -

[Morkel Erasmus]

great take-off Lorant! funny how their wings look way too small for their lanky bodies :)

[Jan Wegener]

awesome take off. The red of the bird works perfectly with this greyish BG :)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The overcast sky really helps with this kind of plumage and the grayish water complements the colors of the bird really well, cool takeoff pose, too. There is a bit of noise in the blacks, should be easy to fix.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Killer shot. no suggestions.....I find it to be perfect. Love all those lines....strong graphical composition. Well done.