Black-necked Stilt

[arash_hazeghi]

Stilt from Palo Alto Baylands

http://www.stanford.edu/%7Eahazeghi/Photos/birds/stilt%201024.jpg

5DMKII 500 f/4, f/5.6 1/4000sec ISO 400. sw DPP

Thanks for looking

[Tim Munsey]

Such an attractive bird, the big forehead giving it child like properties, nicely set on still water, marvellous stuff.

Tim

[Stu Bowie]

Arash, I like the serenity here, super pose against lovely calm water. Excellent exposure, pin sharp, and the droplet on the end of the bill is a nice touch. Well captured.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The mirror-like water makes this one for me. The composition and exposure control look good, too. I might lighten the area of the chest that is not sunlit and remove the sheen on legs and reflection.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Simply gorgeous. One of the best I have seen. Excellent exposure and the beautiful calm Water and BG as well as the pose put it over the top for me. Love it and wish it were mine :D

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Arash, superb exposure. Loved the comp...and IQ is very high as usual.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the soft light and the water drop. Only way to make this one better (and likely very different) would be to have gotten right down in the mud (if possible).

[Matt Vosniak]

Arash this is just an amazing image. I am so jealous as I really want to photograph one of these some day but just haven't had the opportunity yet. Thanks for sharing such a great representation of this guy. The exposure looks spot on with good detail in both the blacks and whites.