Black-necked Stilt

[Jeannean Ryman]

After seeing John's stork, I decided to go ahead and post this Black-necked Stilt shot I took at the pond yesterday morning. It was shot vertical with no crop. I intentionally processed it, although most of the others went in the delete pile since they were just too close and were at weird angles. I'm interested (like John) about how people feel about the composition (and anything else you care to add :). Techs: Nikon D7000/500mm f/4-P, 1.6x TC @ 1/125, f5.6, ISO 250 on a tripod/gimbal setup around 8:30am with partial shade from from some trees.

[Wendy Kates]

Jeannean,
This image is really well-exposed, especially given the challenge of exposing black and white elements. I love the sharpness, the angle of the bird, and the clear eye. The crop works for me, although I keep wishing I had a better view of the second leg.

[Jeannean Ryman]

Thanks Wendy. I know a tight crop like this doesn't always work. I'll post another from the same morning with the WHOLE bird!

[Marina Scarr]

Love the pose, the strong red eye and the ripples in the water the best. Details look pretty good from iPad. The only thing I would like to change on thsi would be that small portion of the second leg showing in the image. That said it also works as is and I like how the bird is coming out diagonally from the UPC of the frame.