Black-necked stilt in some nice water

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

40D. 400 f5.6L at f/7.1. iso 400. 1/2000s. manual metering. from Mountain view shoreline park near PA Baylands.

The bank was a good 1.5 feet higher than the water... so I had to kinda hang out for lower angle and shoot without any support below....in vertical orientation :-) In the process, I messed up the levelling. After rotation, I dont have anything to add on the right side. Infact, a small triangle at the bottom is canvas I have added in post. Now I am thinking I should probably extend the whole right side a tad.

All C&C welcome and appreciated.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Another reason I decided to hang out like a cantilever beam was to get better light angle :-)

[Tom Redd]

Excellent exposure and detail. You handled the blacks and whites well. Lovely eye color. I think a tad more CW rotation would help, if you can get it. TFS

[Alan Murphy]

Nice pose and water as you said. I feel it needs more room on the bottom for the virtual feet/legs.

[Bill Dix]

Sweet shot, Kaustubh. Exposure and detail are excellent, as is the lovely water. Another vote for a little more CW rotation, maybe just a bit more canvas. The red eye is a knockout.

[Leo Berzins]

Your dedication paid off nicely but a bit of canvas extension might be worth trying.

[Don Lacy]

Hi Kaustubh, Wonderful IQ and I really like the blue water and pose. Agree with you on adding more rome to the right

[Dumay de Boulle]

Great IQ as always and the soft colors and light are fantastic...Agree on the 1 degree CW rotation, but thats a small nit...Great image Kaustubh!

[Kim.K.K.Lam]

Really nice shot,Details and love the water color...Kaustubh.

[arash_hazeghi]

This is excellent Kaustubh, one of your finest!:S3: