Taking off

[saleeltambe]

On my recent India visit , I was observing a flock of Teals and they were quite stationary for a long time. Suddenly one of the bird in the flock took off and one by one all of them started flying away. I concentrated on the second last member of the flock as it was getting off the water surface.

Canon 40D, 500mm+1.4x, ISO 400, 1/800, f5.6, -1/3, Gitzo tripod with Wimberly II head.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Love how the BG compliments the subject colors. Great observation and action captured. Very nice comp. as well.

[Scott Frye]

Teal really stands out nicely from that gorgeous background. I like the soft blur of the wing to show the action. Colors are gorgeous

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good observation and timing. I like the "hovering" pose. Too bad the body is angled away - it would have been preferable at least parallel to us. I also wish the light had caught the speculum in a better way to fully illuminate it!