Blast Off

[Ken Watkins]

A Fish Eagle takes off to patrol Lake Kariba for bream.

Taken on Rhino Island, Matusadona National Park Zimbabwe, 16th June 2009

EOS 1D MlIII

500mm F4 hand-held

F5,6, ISO 200, 1/2000

[Ofer Levy]

Excellent sharpness, detail and exposure control! Just a slight head turn and cropping off the top and right.

[Bill Dix]

Terrific take-off pose. Light looks harsh but exposure handled well in the strong light. Ditto Ofer's comments about crop and HA.

[Sachin Saraf]

Excellent Capture...Timing is nice and so is exposure and sharpness...Agree with Ofer regarding cropping from top and right..

[Stu Bowie]

You nailed this one Ken. Its always great to capture the moment that they are thinking about taking off. Overall, well exposed, sharp, and agree regarding the cropping.

[gail bisson]

Another vote for a crop on the right. Light was a bit harsh but you nailed the exposure- no blown whites which is so hard to do with these birds. Love the dynamic take-off pose as well. 10 out of 10 from me,
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Ken! I like the take-off pose, perch, sharpness and exposure. I agree with Ofers cropping suggestion as well.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent sharpness, detail and exposure control! Just a slight head turn and cropping off the top and right.

+1 same as Ofer