Black winged stilt

[Jonathan Ashton]

Canoe tripod Canon 7D Canon 500mm f4 L IS ISO 400 -0.3 1.2000 sec f5.0
Another image captured on the Marakissa river The Gambia, all comments welcome.


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[dankearl]

The bird looks terrific, the flower was just too close.
A step to the right would have been ideal if you could.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Sweet looking stilt. I also find the flower to be distracting How bout a vertical to avoid the flower? I like the pose colors and bg too

[Dennis Zaebst]

Sweet looking bird and BG. Don't think a vertical would work to completely eliminate the bright flower, as it would lead to too little space on the left. Suggest burning it down to reduce brightness, or perhaps even cloning it out, but thaty would be a lot of work. Lovely image overall. TFS.

[PhilCook]

The IQ on the bird is lovely and liking the striped oof backdrop....but yes the flower grabs too much attention as is

[Dan Busby]

Agree about the flower. Nice bird and nice detail and exposure on it.

[Greg Oakley]

Lovely sharp image - I too find the flower a little distracting, but still a fine image,
Cheers Greg

[Nick Palmieri]

Another vote for losing the flower. Nice job on the bird and BG.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose and details, I don't mind the OOF flower in the FG but not sure about the OOF branches, a bit distracting

[Uri First]

a beauty !!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the feedback everyone, I knew the general con census would not be favourable towards the base of the image but there was nothing I could do, I was gliding along in the canoe and had to get the shots best I could.

[Karl Egressy]

It's a very fine looking bird, terrific shot Jonathan.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jon, this Stilt is tack sharp, which in turn has brought out the detail so well. Love the colours in the BG too. Whilst floating in a boat doesnt give you many options, I feel you have nailed this under the circumstances. Going vertical will rid you of a few dead wood, but its not going to help with part of the flower. :w3

[Satish Ranadive]

Jonathan:
Beautiful image.Tack sharp stilt with beautiful colors and BG.

Regards,
Satish.