Asian Openbill Stork

[Suzanne Huot]

A large stork found in india ,and like all storks they become so gracefull when in the air and soaring

Canon Mk 11 1D
canon 300 mm + 1.2
Tv 1/200
Av 7.1
comp - 1/3

Critique and coments most welcome
Thank you for looking

[Paul Kusmin]

One of my favourite birds to see in Thailand is the Open-billed stork, there are a few large colonies established there.

Nice flight shot, positioning the bird a bit higher in comp would help balance the image as you can really feel the big wing pulling everything downwards.

[James Salywoda]

Well done Suzanne another excellent flight shot very nicely done..... Interesting looking bird thanks for sharing.

[Dan Brown]

Very sharp at 1/200th Suzanne! Great bird!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very sharp at 1/200th Suzanne! Great bird!

I too was thinking that, but the embedded exif reads 1/2000s.;) Good pose. I agree about placing the bird higher, and find the WB a little too "muddy" yellow?

[Betsie Storm]

Beautiful flight shot with good pose & detail. Colouring quite different from the African openbilled stork (Anostomus lamelligerus)- the latter is quite dark. Thanks for sharing.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Very lovely flight pose and Suzanne and well composed. Wondering if a touch of S/H would lighten up the under wing a tad. Many thanks for sharing this with us.

[Jim Crosswell]

At first I thought it had a deformed bill. Excellent flight shot of this interesting looking stork. Well done!