Stilt in flight

[Lyle Gruby]

Shot this one the other day at the treatment plant here in Memphis. Love spending time with these birds, they have such great personalities. All C&C appreciated.

Techs:
D3S
200-400 with 1.4 at 560mm HH
ISO 800
f/7.1
1/2000

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Very very nice, Lyle. loved the Bg and your exposure is also very good. Excellent wing position as well...bird parallel to camera. awesome shot...and not an easy one. Well done.

If mine, I'd place the bird a little to the right in the frame.

[gail bisson]

Very nice BIF image. Tack sharp and the slightly open beak is nice.
I like the wings up and the BG.
I would take quite a bit off the RHS and increase the exposure or brightness by a 1/3 of a stop.
Gail

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely light and BG you had for this image, Lyle. Agree on cropping a little from the right to take the bird out of the center. Exposure looks spot on to me. Well done b/c these birds aren't too easy to capture in flight.

[dankearl]

Nice flight shot.
I also would take some off the right.
Attractive BG!

[Arthur Morris]

I'd take some off the bottom before I'd take some off from the right but both would be best. Sharp with a loverly BKGR. In a perfect world the wings would have been fully raised. Love the sharpness, the soft light, and the near-underwing detail.

[vishaljadhav]

Nice image here, i love the BG and the sharp bird, the placement of the bird works for me and the placement to a bit right may work more wonderful
great details on the under wing

[Daniel Cadieux]

Well done overall on a tough flight subject. The blacks and whites look good from here, and the BG is very nice. I agree with the subject placed lower in the frame, and a bit take off at right too.

[David Salem]

There ya go Lyle, your best one! Great exposure, details and wing position. The calling pose is cool too. The IQ looks good enough to tighten things up as suggested. Nice!!