Little Bee-Eater take-off

[Albert Froneman]

Taken during a recent trip to the Okanvango.

NIKON D3
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Exposure mode: Manual
Metering mode: Multi-segment
Auto-ISO: 1100
Lens: 500mm VR + 1.4
AF mode: AF-C

All comments welcome :)

[Krijn Trimbos]

Very cool pose and nice colours. It looks as if you oversharpened this a bit. Also I think the perch is overexposed a bit. Maybe going back to RAW could remedy that... otherwise a terrific shot

[A_Maddah]

Hi Albert
Congratulations .Superb shot of this colourful bird.

Asad

[Callie de Wet]

A very unusual POV of this little guy. You caught him with the feet just leaving the reed! An excellent catch, Albert.

[Tony Whitehead]

Fascinating moment frozen, Albert - lovely and sharp on head and body. I would be tempted to do a little digital healing on the split in the bird's left 3rd primary - probably just me but it keeps pulling my eye now that I have seen it.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

What a cool pose! I would definitely burn in the perch a little and crop with the bird more toward the LLC. Otherwise a fabulous image! :)

[Martin Wallis]

great action shot, well timed! agree with Tony on 3rd primary (only saw it after he pointed it out tho):)

[Albert Froneman]

Thanks for the comments folks - some good suggestions. Much appreciated ;)