Black-necked Stilt

[Raybel Robles]

I'm a big fan of bird portrait shots and always try and get one when ever I am able to come close enough. A couple weeks I posted an image of this same Stilt walking through a pond.


D750 | 300mm f2.8 w/ 2x TC | f/8 | 1640s | ISO 1800

[John Robinson]

A portrait of my favourite bird!- which I am never liable to photograph anyway. Only seen them from iles off. Nice hint of gradation in the BG. I would like a bit more of something but that's just me again.
Grand detail. Lovely shot.
John

[Gerald Kelberg]

Contrast of the black and white bird against that background looks spectacular.

Lovely detailed portrait.

Thanks for sharing.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent! Perfect exposure, great details, and a fabulous BG. I'm a fan of portraits too...you'll love March's theme!

[mohammad reza shahab]

Lovely portrait.great BG,details and perfect exposure.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Superb portrait Ray. I like the light, the comp and sharpness.

[Lorant Voros]

You are a few days early...it is going to be the theme for March. Love this bird and the portrait you made of it. I bet in the RAW you can see yourself in the eye. How did you get so close? Very well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Raybel, excellent exposure, and just love the colour of the BG. Whats even better is that we can see the reflection of the horizon in the eye.

[Raybel Robles]

Thank you all for the great comments. The Black-necked Stilt it's a very nice elegant bird in my eyes. It is very common here and a few photographers that I have gone out shooting with sometimes completely ignores them. They can be shy in some areas of the Island but not as much in others. With this specific bird I was already lying down in the ground photographing a few Plovers when it started to curiously walk close by me. I have gone to the same area and seen the Stilts and when I approach they all take off immediately. You just never know with them.

[keith mitchell]

This really is top quality Ray, beautiful exposure on the blacks and whites complemented by that super b/g.

Keith.

[William Dickson]

Beautiful photograph Ray, Its all positive, I particularly like the Face and expression. Great Work and thanks for sharing

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely image, I like everything about it. Wonders how you got so close for a portrait? Thank you for sharing.

[Bill Dix]

Super portrait of an elegant and photogenic bird. One of my favorite species, but I don't get to see them often. Very nicely done. My only nit is that you should have waited for the Portrait theme next month; you coulda been a contender.

[sasan nejadi]

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nice portrait! ....great BG,details and perfect exposure.

[Robert vanMierop]

Nice portrait. With these birds it's so important to get that red ring around the eye and you caught that nicely too.

[Binu John]

Excellent portrait! Lovely pose, BG and perfect exposure. TFS