Andrew Smallman, Take-off (December theme: Motion)

These lorikeets love having a bath. I ran inside to get the camera and just managed to grab one shot as they were taking off. I had the wrong settings but I think the shot works anyway. Lumix FZ300, 1/60 sec, f6.3, ISO 100, hand held.

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