Stilt at First Light

[Lyle Gruby]

Shot this morning right as the sun rose over the trees. Slight crop for composition, slight NR to the image, then more aggressively to the BG, bird slightly sharpened. All C&C appreciated.

Techs:
D3S
200-400 with 1/4 at 560mm
ISO 2000
f/5.6
1/1600

[Jeannean Ryman]

If it were mine, I would crop a bit off the top (taking out the dark spots) and leaving a bit more on the bottom to take the bird out of the middle. The reds seem a bit too red, so would reduce the saturation of the red channel a bit. Nice over all light and inflight shot.

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot.
I love the morning light here.
Great flight pose, exposed well, and I really like the background.
I agree with the comp suggestion.
Well done.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice flight shot, Lyle. Love the light and pose.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely light on this one. I think I'd like to see a tad off of right, bottom and left.