I have enjoyed capturing these Pied Kingfishers as they take off. It takes patience, and split timing, as they are very quick. Normally they give a slight tell tale that they are going to go, sometimes not, and you get a tail at the edge of your frame. I use one of the outside focussing points, so as to leave them space to fly into. What I also like is in each take off, I capture a different posture. The BG is OOF mountain.
Canon 50D
100-400 L IS USM @400mm
1/2000
F/6.3
ISO 640
Not a problem, but I would crop a little of the left side. You left plenty of room, but possibly too much as you could increase the image size and make the bird more dominant. I would take about 1/4-1/3 of the open space, just to get more bird.
You just keep Uping the Antie Stu, A really Great Timed Shot as They are Quick. I do agree a Tighter crop would Bring out more of the Subject But it is also a Nice BG!!!
Super killer wing position. I prefer the ORIG COMP to the re-post and might take a bit off of the bottom (though I see where you were goind with the original image design.
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I was thinking I liked the space in the original but the repost is still a good display. These guys are little bullets and cropping tighter didn't take away the space in the end. Really well caught mate. I love that spread wing and its concentration. Good timing! :)
Superb timing and action but what I like the most is the fantastic composition that you made in both the original and in the repost. Very, very well done Stuart