Open-billed Stork

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

An open-billed stork goes fishing at Ranganathittu bird sanctuary, Karnataka, India.
Hand held, from a boat with 500 II and 7D

Camera	Canon EOS 7D
Exposure	1/2000
Aperture	f/4.5
Focal Length	500 mm
ISO Speed	160
Exposure Bias	0 EV

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Sanjeev, love the drooling water, and your angle of capture works well. The Stork is sharp, and if anything, having more space on the right wont harm the image.

[Dennis Zaebst]

Beautiful image of a captivating bird! Stuart has some good points. I wonder if the bright object (roof?) in the URC could be toned down as my eye keeps moving there. Very nice image overall.

[gail bisson]

This is a lovely picture but my eye keeps going to the triangular rock that intersects with the head. Too bad you could not have moved to your right.
I would clean up the bright spots in the water especially under the storks' belly,
Gail

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Sanjeev,

Nice focus and exposure looks good. Agree with comments above about more space to the right and toning down the URC. Overall well done.

[Frank Schauf]

Great timing, great action and deep shooting position.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent action, I love the clarity of the falling water drops. Subject looks great too with perfect techs and sharpeness. The main issue here is the large bright area at top right corner which is an unfortunate distraction. Some minor water clean-up could be good too.