Kill Bill

[Girish Prahalad]

A Painted Stork from Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary near Mysore.
Made with a Canon 450D+Sigma 150-500mm. Handheld from a drifting boat.
Exif : F8 / ISO 200 / SS 1/400 @ 500mm. Aperture Priority / Eval
Levels / Crop from horizontal / USM.

Comments & critiques most welcome.

[Karl Egressy]

Striking, portrait, Girish. Love the spot light effect, details and composition.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely portrait with stunning light and angle. Vegetation works well but I may go for a tigher crop such as this as an option.

[gail bisson]

This is excellent.
I love the oranges and the greens!
IQ and light are perfect. IQ excellent.
I like Marinas crop or would add or would add more canvas to the top of your Op.
I really like the little bit of iridescence on the wing,
Gail

[Jeannean Ryman]

Wonderful colors, light, feather detail, and eye contact. I didn't notice the vegetation that much, but also like the tighter crop Marina posted. Small, but effective.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Fantastic details on the face, and the light quality looks great. I think both crops work, with a slight preference to the repost. I'd be tempted to clean up the debris on the bill near the tip.