Steppe eagle take off

[Manjeet & Yograj Jadeja]

Steppe eagle take off by wildlens2, on Flickr

Shot a few frames as this Steppe Eagle took off near Bikaner, Rajasthan.
Nikon D3200 with Sigma 50-500 Ex (non-OS) Lens at 420mm, Beanbag.
1/1000 @ f11.
Canvas extended to the left and top

[Randy Stout]

I like the pose, intense stare, framing of image,

The IQ looks a bit soft. I try for faster shutter speeds for birds in flight when conditions allow. Generally 1/2000s or so will handle most birds well.

Cheers

Randy

[Jeannean Ryman]

I'll echo what Randy said. Very nice take off shot!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Pose and light are nice and I like the dangling feet. I too feel the IQ looks a little soft.

[Bruce Spell]

Very good action shot and captured well. Nice wingtip spread and feet down are a plus. Not much fine detail under the wing and the overall IQ soft (as others have mentioned). I would still be happy to have this shot, though.

[Marina Scarr]

Nice bird and pose. Agree it looks a tad soft. You might try a little more sharpening.

[Satish Ranadive]

Beautiful flight pose with nice wing position.Rest is mentioned above.

Regards,
Satish.