Just another take off

[Stu Bowie]

Pied Kingfisher. I was hoping to visit my favourite birding spot in the Pilanesberg Nature reserve this weekend, but we are having continuous rains, so I wont be going anywhere. To make myself feel better, I dug up an old image from the same location to share with you. Look what Im missing out on

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/2000
F/5.6
ISO 800

Exp Comp +0.33
Hand Held

[Pieter de Waal]

Hi Stuart , nice curved wing spread and dorsal view shows the mottled feather pattern very well. Still to get a shot of a PK, looks like that is the spot.

[Doug Brown]

Love the takeoff pose Stuart! I wish we had a KF blind somewhere close to me! Did you add the catchlight?

[Stu Bowie]

Did you add the catchlight?

Thanks Doug and Pieter. Doug, there was already some form of a glint, so I did some eye doctor to enhance it.

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Well timed take-off Stu. Still having crappy weather this morning.

[Jim Crosswell]

Nice image Stuart! I like the take-off pose and wing spread.

[Craig Brelsford]

Hi Stu, this is yet another simple and powerful image. Something tells me that you could lighten up the area around the eye. Hope those rains end soon.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for the comments guys.