Stilt portrait

[Peter Coskun]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4524059788_5c8ee3c600_o.jpg

I was able to get a pretty good closeup of this black necked stilt to crop it this way. I just loved the open beak with the small drops of water coming off the tips. Was easy to work around the whites in this one as well...Thoughts and opinions appreciated!

Canon eos 7d
Canon 400mm f/5.6L @ f/7.1
1/2000th sec
iso 400
-1/3 EV
HH

[Dumay de Boulle]

Good exposure and detail. I like the contrast and colors

[Dave Leroy]

A really nice portrait.
I might add just a bit of room at top and remove the bottom catch light.
Good for you to get so close.

[Peter Coskun]

Thanks for the suggestion, I did not even see that bottom catch light...I will also consider adding some more room on top as the original image allows

[arash_hazeghi]

cool pose, I would also remove the 2nd catch light and crop a bit tighter on the bottom. TFS