Grey Heron Take-off

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Photographed at Pirotan Island, Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat.
This heron was standing quite still, and I decided to photograph it. When I zoomed in, it suddenly took off.
This is a near full-frame image. Slight crop from the bottom and left. Was lucky to at least get the whole bird in the frame.:)

Camera Model Name Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/1000 (seems it was too low :()
Av (Aperture Value) 5.6
ISO Speed 100

Thanks, comments and critiques eagerly awaited...

[Bibhav Behera]

Very beautiful. You have clicked at the right instant. The details are nice. A tad more space on the right would be nice. You are doing wonders with your PnS... Keep going... :)

[AB Apana]

A good image given the circumstances.

Apana

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice moment captured. The wing position and the details in the underparts are good. A higher shutter speed would have been great, as you have said :). Very well taken. Thanks for sharing.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Thanks for the comments everyone. Apana, good to hear from you!

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Slight head turn in your direction would have further strengthened the composition.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Nice action captured Abhishek, tfs