Stilt Stretch

[Stu Bowie]

A few of us went to the sewerage works north of Pretoria the previous weekend, and apart from the "lovely fresh air" I came away with this.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/2500
F/6.3
ISO 400

Exp Comp 0
Hand held

[Doug Brown]

Nice wing-stretch pose and a good exposure. The things we do to get the image never cease to amaze me! Been there done that ! :)

[Dave Leroy]

A very nice composition Stuart. A little bit of bird ballet.
Looks very nice.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Well, the water looks as clean as can be!:) Nice pose, and great comp. If it were mine I'd get rid of the subtle horizontal line in the water beneath the bill, and some of the small blue streaks in the wing's reflection. Good stuff!

[denise ippolito]

Stuart, I really like the composition. It has a minimalist feel to it. Very nice exposure.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent pose Stuart, if possible post a bit larger so we can see details of this beautiful specie. Brilliant shot

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for the kind words.

[Troy Lim]

Great catch, reflection, BG. perfect!

[Steve Canuel]

Hey Stuart,
Wish I were that limber. Great pose and reflection. I like Daniel's idea on the lines under the bill. The other ones coming off the circle give a sense of slightly flowing water, although based on your description of location, I don't want to know what's flowing!

[Markus Jais]

Beautiful shot. Awesome pose and great reflection.

Markus

[Stu Bowie]

Troy, Steve, Markus, thanks a stack for your comments.