Asian Openbill

[Andreas Liedmann]

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Hi and hello,
photographed this Openbill in Katziranga NP in Assam,we had not really luck weatherwise but sightings have been great.

EOS 1D Mark IIn
EF 500 IS L + 1,4 TC
Tripod on back of gypsy

F 5,6 / 1/1000sec / ISO 400 70% of FF

Processed in DPP and PS

Comments good or bad are welcome .
Please look carefully at IQ and sharpness.

Cheers Andreas

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Lovely one legged stance, nice bg and HA.
Wish the vertical part of the perch on the left wasn't there.
Very cool bird, and nice image.

[Marina Scarr]

Vertical format and comp work well here. The post on the left helps to anchor the photo. You have a nice background and head angle.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Neat subject, great IQ, and apt vertical comp. I'm OK with the vertical part of the perch but I am not a big fan of the amputated limb below, and as such I would crop to just a bove its' end. I would also fill in the white area at upper left corner (the rest of the BG looks very nice). Love the raised leg tucked close to the body.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Nice pose and good species to get !! Love the vertical compo !

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thank you,
for all your comments, appreciate them all.
Daniel if i crop it as you suggest i think it is a bit tight to bottom and tip of the toe??!!

Cheers Andreas

[Daniel Cadieux]

No, I don't mean to crop along the bottom of the horizonatl perch, but rather at the very top of the round cut-off part (or the very tip of the "triangle" BG part in lower left corner...)

[Andreas Liedmann]

Ok Daniel,
i got it.! Thanks for reply.
Cheers Andreas