Tight head shot of painted stork

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Inspired by the tight head shots that Artie makes, I decided to make one of my subject and post it to highlight the head & eye detail. Made with the 7D and 500 II Lens. The Painted storks are such colorful and interesting birds!
ISO 100
f/4
1/2000
from a boat, hand held, the left elbow resting on the knee.
Thanks for looking.
C & C welcome.
Regards
Sanjeev

[Ivan Sjögren]

Really liked this. Great contrast in the bird makes it an interesting shot. Great details and exposure. May have been stronger if you included the intire bill. TFS!

[Grace Scalzo]

Before seeing Artie's tight head shots and now this, I never would have thought it would work, but it does and I love it. The colors are just beautiful and the image is full of rich details. A very slight trim from the right as viewed might give just a bit more balance, but a personal choice. Thanks for sharing this beauty.

[Gen Benjamin]

Great details and lovely colors really pop against the neutral background. I'm not sure about the crop I'm wondering if you're going for such a tight crop why not go all the way and crop out all or most of the body?

[Robert Holguin]

Superb close up!!!!!
Exposed very well, details are terrific, great comp, and love the colors.
Very well done.

[David Salem]

Great shot and I personally like where you have cropped this one. To crop it tighter as suggested would eliminate the beautiful B&W feathers on the shoulder. Detail, color and exposure are excellent. Well done.

[Daniel Cadieux]

These are tough crops and not everyone likes them...I posted a Great Egret a while ago with a cut bill like this and it was a 50/50 split between liking or not. I do like and think you cropped it good for my taste. Lovely colours and details. Whites look perfect. I wish the white spot on the lower mandible was not there though, worth a clean-up IMO.