Majestic Take off

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Sarus Crane.
This was photographed near Gwalior in May 2011.The bird suddenly took off ,did n't get time to adjust the settings for a flight shot.This is a full frame image.

Canon 500D
150-500D
1/800
f/9
ISO 400
Handheld

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Simply wonderful photograph of the Tallest Bird of India.You have shown us this Auspicious sight in the morning.Where is the Mate? Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Simply wonderful photograph of the Tallest Bird of India.You have shown us this Auspicious sight in the morning.Where is the Mate? Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

Thanks for your comment.I saw four of them together.Two seemed to be juvenile.I was trying to get as much close to them as possible,when suddenly they could sense my presence,took off one by one :).Luckily I got few good shots in flight,although setting were not for flight shot.Thanks

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice flight shot.The details on the outer wing look nice.

TFS
Roopak

[Atul Sinai]

Nice capture. Details in the wings have come out well.

Thanks for sharing.

Regards,
Atul

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice flight pose. The eye contact and the details look good. A slight more space on the top would have enhanced the image further. Nicely captured. Thanks for sharing.