Painted Stork Taking Off

[Sameer Shah]

Nikon D300
Nikkor 500mm f/4 D IF-ED AF-S
1/1000s F/5.6 ISO 200
Gitzo GT5541LS
Wimberley Head II

Thanks for looking, all comments are welcome.

[Randy Stout]

Sameer:

I like the angled pose, dangling feet.

I might be tempted to move him slightly to the right in the frame, and tone down the bright white spots in the lower background.
If possible, I would try to open up the shadows under the wing just a bit.

Cheers

Randy

[Sameer Shah]

Thanks Randy

Glad you like the angled pose. I waited long for him to get into action and stork took off in a great style.
I like your advise to tone down bright spots and open up shadows under the wing.

Liked very much your quick suggestions!
Cheers
Sameer

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the composition as the ground at bottom right nicely anchors and balances the rest of the image. I agree with toning down or outright eliminating the OOF birds in the background. Neat take off pose indeed!

[Sameer Shah]

Thanks Daniel
Yes, ground at bottom balances. Glad that you considered this a neat take off pose!
Cheers!
Sam