Drinking Water

[mrudul godbole]

Created this image at Ranganaththittu near Bangalore, India.

Canon 50D, 100-400mm L IS USM, ISO 200, 1/500, f5.6, hand held

Comments and Critiques welcome.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4449619637_ecacb411dd_o.jpg

[Arthur Morris]

Wonderful timing. I love the sheet of water dripping from its bill. The sandbar behind the bird distracts. I would crop to minimize it. The bird is angled away. Parallel to you would have been perfect for this type of image. Lastly, the BKGR is a mess. At the very least, I would clean up some of the larger, brighter areas if that fits with your personal ethics. In a similar situation, getting flat on the ground if possible would help with the background issues.

[mrudul godbole]

I was photographing from a boat, so water level was not possible. Quickly moving to the right was also not possible :(.

Thanks for your valuable comments. Highly appreciated.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks for the added info. Critiques are always done as if we were in the best of all possible worlds. :)