Splish Splash Stilt

[Chris Martinez]

Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus

Brisbane, Australia. 27/11/11

1D4, 600mm, 1.4x II, tripod.

ISO 400, f/9, 1/800, -1 EC, Aperture Priority, Evaluative Metering.

ACR - Recovery(17)

PS - Crop, Sharpened.

Had the best ever session with some Stilts this morning. The light was magic and the birds were making the most of the beautiful(though humid) weather.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Very nice, exp looks spot on and the IQ is great...Love the splashes!

[Doug Brown]

Nice job Chris! Low angle, great sharpness, a solid exposure, and those frozen droplets of water. Well done!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Gorgeous . I like that the eye didn't get covered with water. Great splash

[dankearl]

Chris, the IQ is great, the smooth water, swirl and BG are very nice.
I think the water drops are almost too dominant in this, but the bird and light are very pleasing.

[Chris Martinez]

Thank you kindly folks :S3: