Green-backed take-off

[Rudi van den Heever]

Location: Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa
Equipment: Canon 7D and 500mm F5 Lens
Settings: 1/3200s at F5 and ISO 400

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Rudi, I believe I missed you at the weekend, as I was up there on saturday, and Gerrie mentioned you were there on friday. Absolutely nailed here. Great flying posture with the full downstroke of the wings, and a bonus with the open beak. Killer mankwe BG. Very well captured.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Rudi, you nailed the down stroke. great light, angle, details and exposure. good call on all the techs.

[Mark Itol]

Cool pose, great detail, and I love the open beak. Well done.

[Melissa Groo]

Beautiful job on this Rudi. Love the angle flying towards you, the open bill, the gorgeous light, BG and detail. Stunning job!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great timing here, loved the sweet light and BG

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful flight angle, wing position, open beak and sweet light. Terrific in all regards.

[gail bisson]

I love the incoming angle and the light of this shot. Terrific BG. No nits from me,
Gail

[Doug Brown]

Excellent stuff! Peak action, great sharpness, and open bill. I might move the bird down slightly in the frame.

[Marina Scarr]

It's all been said. You nailed this one in every aspect, but the open beak is what sets this one apart from others.

[Sid Garige]

One of the best BIF images I have seen Rudy.

[Rudi van den Heever]

Thanks a million for the positive feedback everyone! Much appreciated!

[arash_hazeghi]

awesome dynamic pose light and nice details, perhaps a tad oversharpened

[Jonathan Ashton]

An excellent shot, I think I am with Arash regards sharpening, either that or lower the highlights just a smidgen.

[stuart wanuck]

great capture

[Rudi van den Heever]

Thanks for the input guys! Appreciated!