Wood Stork

[David Pugsley]

Among more traditionally beautiful birds the Wood Stork is often overlooked, but I couldn't ignore this specimen.

Ft. DeSoto, Florida
1D MkIII
500 f/4 + 1.4x
1/1000 @ f/10
EV -1/3
ISO 400

PP in LR3 with some further clean-up in PS5.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Fantastic low angle, pose and setting. I'd love to photograph this bird some day.
Exposure and light look great. A bit big in the frame for me, but I do like it a lot.

[Mital Patel]

David,

Too good of a crop, framing, POV, EXPo. AIA excellent frame.

[Stu Bowie]

Excellent IQ David, love the low angle, together with the feeding pose. Overall tack sharp, and I like the layered BG. I agree with Sid that the stork is a touch large in the frame. You are probably already on 1024 width, but more room left and top will work.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent feeding pose, and I love the colours of the surroundings. Nice semi-raised foot, and of course the low angle worls wonders. I agree the subject is a bit big in the frame.

[Danny J Brown]

Hi David -- This is a fantastic shot with wonderful color, sharpness and surroundings. I love it as framed in this case but I am sensitive, as others are, to subjects being a little too much "in your face" framing-wise. Not here though for me. Sweet.

DB

[gail bisson]

Hi David,
Love the ultra low angle and the layered BG. Agree with giving this guy a bit more space,
Gail

[Arthur Morris]

Ah, a handsome youngster. Nice job with a great head angle, a nice EXP, the partially raised foot, the open bill, and the nice low angle. AIA well done.

[Randy Stout]

David:

Very sharp with nice detail and exposure, good feeding pose, love the multilayered background.

Too tight for me too. This would be any easy one to add a bit top and bottom to if you don't have more canvas to work with.

I like wood storks also, just such interesting looking birds.

Cheers

Randy

[DanieBenade]

Wow, this is great, love the low angle and detail.

[Nico Steenberg]

Great angle and IQ Like the DOF and eye contact. The exposure is nailed. A super shot !

[Robert vanMierop]

Excellent! I might have provided more room above the stork, but the exposure is perfect. Quality, peaceful image.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot. Great shooting angle, sharp, and exposed very well.
Well done.