Lapwing

[MiroslavMaric]

5DIII, 600II L + 1.4TC, handholding (knee support), natural light, 1/400s, f6.3, ISO400, full size: 2060x2868pixels.
PP: background blur, selective sharpness, vibrance.
location: Croatia (near Sava river), free bird, no hide, no attracking.

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Thanks for CC! Cheers! Miro

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Never seen this one before - beautiful! Sharp, nice DOF, whites & blacks not over done - love it!

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image. Very nice pose with open beak showing tongue, nice crest, beautiful colors, details and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Mike Poole]

Great pose and well detailed - really nice shot

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Miroslav, great calling pose with the open beak and visible tongue. Well exposed on both whites and blacks, and I like the raised crest. Well placed in the frame too. I see a halo running up the left hand side of the head and crest, possibly from over sharpening.

[MiroslavMaric]

I see a halo running up the left hand side of the head and crest, possibly from over sharpening.

Yes you are right it's visible. I have to correct the mask and blur at this place, I guess the sharpening is in the limits. Thanks & cheers! Miro

[John Robinson]

Excellent !We have lost ours on the local patch this year. Great birds.This one looks annoyed at something !
Cheers
JohnR

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very special lapwing!
love the pose and the natural habitat in this image! it looks a tad oversharpened though.