Female Black necked Stilt

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

I made this image in Bear River Migratory Refuge last weekend.

Camera Settings:-
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Nikon D500 600 f/4
1/800 sec; f/4.0; ISO 1250
Manual; Matrix metering




Post Processing:-
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Raw Processing using C1P, Adjusted White Balance to Neutralize whites on the bird (Bird in Shade).
No Cropping
Nik 25-25 Filter on Bird at reduced opacity
Neat Image NR
Sharpening for Presentation
Dodge selectively
Cloned some spots on the water mush.




Let me know your thoughts and comments.


Thanks
Krishna

[Dorian Anderson]

What a unique background! The colors are really pretty. Do you know what caused the interesting bumpy texture on the water. Exposure and detail on the bird look great. I might turn down the luminosity on the background to make
the colors appear a bit richer. Just an idea as someone gave me a similar suggestion last week and it really made the image better when I tried it.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

What a unique background! The colors are really pretty. Do you know what caused the interesting bumpy texture on the water. Exposure and detail on the bird look great. I might turn down the luminosity on the background to make
the colors appear a bit richer. Just an idea as someone gave me a similar suggestion last week and it really made the image better when I tried it.

Background are light reflections from green and red colors plants.. I toned down the background colors a lot..

I do not know what caused the bumpy Textures in the water colors.

[gail bisson]

I love the colors and the stilts' walking pose but I am not crazy about the "bumpy texture".
Personal taste thing.
You captured the red eye perfectly.
I would try Dorian's idea ( which I think is brilliant and I will keep that idea tucked away in my brain for use in the future).
Gail

[John Mack]

Nice view of this sharp bird. But my eye went right to that unique looking water. Love the color there.

[arash_hazeghi]

a classic shot Krishna, in a perfect world the water surface would be glassy but you had no control over that

[Bill Dix]

Wonderful walking pose, and nice comp. To me the water texture adds some interest, albeit with some distraction. Dorian's suggestion is worth a try.