taking off

What's your idea about this photo? Thanks for considering.

Fantastic shot.

Flemming, thanks very much for your appreciation!

Cool..I have never seen this species before..We have a Golden Eagle I believe it is similar. Any how ..The power conveyed in the wings is just remarkable. I bet it was quite a sight! Super fast reaction on your part!

Thanks very much for your appreciating remarks. I'm afraid you have had a mental picture of me as kind of a lone ranger who, just before being attacked by this ferocious bird of prey, with great presence of mind managed to grab his camera, point and shoot before agilely running for cover.

The nice thing about showing photos is that everyone who sees them immediately starts dreaming up his/her own story. Motto: What you see is what you get.

Now, on this quiet Sunday morning comfortably at home, here's my true story: Under 'details' of this photo you can see the address where it was taken is a 'park'.

Yeah, that's what it really was. In a wild piece of arid bush I was seated on a shaded tribune together with twittering toddlers, camera toting tourists, round-the-world trekkers, and other nature lovers, all in for some excitement.

The staff of the park expertly showed off the birds. These were very well trained. A couple of times the birds flew their prescribed rounds. So, after a few flights, I could point and shoot in the direction I guessed a bird would take the next flight path...

After having made his rounds, this bird landed at our feet. The attached photo will show you what happened then. I managed to walk away unharmed.

Cheers, Sam.

 

Oh great.... next you are gonna tell me there is no Easter Bunny :-(

Good Capture Sam, these guys are very hard to get. And they are indeed a sight to see and huge!!

 

I was shooting one at a sanctuary one day as it was flying towards me and it near knocked me out with its wing.

Michael, thanks very muchg for your comments & appreciation. Cheers, Sam.