Common Yellowthroat.

[Karl Egressy]

It is from my most recent two day trip to Point Pelee and area.
Tanks for looking.

Canon 1D MIV
Canon 500 f4.0 +1.4x
ISO 400
1/1600 s
f 8.0
flash did not fire

[Bill Dix]

Hi Karl. Nice shot of this cheeky little guy. Good head angle, and an unusual takeoff pose. I might be tempted to have him a little smaller in the frame.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Karl,

Nice timing on the wing up position. Catchlight is great and bg, although a bit unusual in texture, is great!

I wish the perch weren't "in the way", although then he wouldn't be taking off, huh?

Miguel

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Karl, perfect pose frozen with the wings up so nicely. slight motion blur in the head but you probably were not expecting this( considering your ISO). Nevertheless, an awesome shot really. terrific details, colors, Bg and comp.

[Bonnie Block]

Love the comp and the colors on this one, Karl. As noted, slight little blur on the head—but I did not notice it at first look. Neat!

[Jeannean Ryman]

Nice shot of a quick little bird! Lovely background and dynamic pose.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very dynamic! love the BG and perch but I would tone down the bright parts a tad.

[dankearl]

Terrific photo of a very hard to get up close subject.
They just flit from branch to branch where I live, never still.
I have never seen a wings up photo of one, great work!

[Satish Ranadive]

Beautiful bird,superb pose,excellent image and beautiful composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Marina Scarr]

Killer take off pose, Karl. You nailed the exposure, sharpness and caught the peak of the action!!!

[Robert Holguin]

Great shot!!
Excellent timing, I really like the texture in the background, and nice details.
Very well done.

[vishaljadhav]

Nice image , great take of pose