Taking Off

[Taylor Yeager]

This little pied-billed grebe was taking off! Something I had never seen before. They almost never fly.

Camera model:Canon EOS 40D
Focal length:400 mm
Exposure:1/400 at f/5.6
Flash:Not fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias:+1 2/3 EV
Exposure prog.:Aperture priority
ISO speed:ISO 800

[Grace Scalzo]

Cool behavior captured, Taylor. I only have seen them take off away from me. I think that the action would be emphasized with a crop from the bottom and to my eye, a little more sharpening on the grebe might be in order.

[James Salywoda]

Nice job getting this species on the move Taylor something you don't see to often......

[Alfred Forns]

Really neat image Taylor Agree in making more of a pano and more room up front !!! Excellent !!!

[Arthur Morris]

Pretty darned cool. I would go for a pano crop (from the bottom). Love the head and the far wing. The position and blur of the near wing are problematic.