Black-winged Stilt

[Girish Prahalad]

Image was made in the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India.
Made with Canon 550D + Sigma 150-500 . Beanbag support on the ground
Exif : F6.3 / ISO 400 / SS 1/1600 @ 500 mm. Manual / Eval
Rotation / Levels / Slight Crop / USM & NR on BG. Removed one catch light.

Comments & Critiques most appreciated.

[Yves Guillot]

Very nice pose , light and BG! Congrats!

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Beautiful image Girish. Detail in both white and dark brown feathers outstanding. Like the BG colors. Mud on legs with slight ripple of water around base , pose, droplets of water.... make this a wonderful capture.

[Troy Lim]

Very nice pose. Love the pinkish tone in the BG.

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Girish, Very nice pose and exposure looks great. Nice BG too. Well done. - Allen

[Simon Wantling]

That's beautiful. Really like it.

[PhilCook]

The eye is magic on this image Girish. Soft light and wonderful pastel colors to backdrop make this one a real stand out, exposure looks good with some nice fine detail coming out in both whites and blacks....possibly one more round of noise reduction to backdrop to make it even smoother than it already is

[Diane Miller]

Great pose and detail in darks and lights, and the detail in the LR helps balance the bird.

Is there more image on the bottom? I might want to see a little more there.

[prasanna av]

dear Girish,
Loved the angle and the sharpness.

[dankearl]

Super pose and attractive BG.
I might just eliminate the mud in the Right and left lower corners, if it agrees to your ethics , it doesn't add much for me.

[mohammad reza shahab]

Great pose and detail.Beautiful BG.

[Frank Schauf]

Great picture, nice deep shooting position and great eye contact.

[edwardselfe]

Absolutely perfect, wouldn't change anything!
Ed

[Marina Scarr]

Absolutely lovely image. This looks like a juvenile, at least when compared to our stilts in Florida. The light was your friend here. Your whites and blacks look awesome. Your BG is gorgeous. Nice eye and water drop.

[Girish Prahalad]

Great pose and detail in darks and lights, and the detail in the LR helps balance the bird.

Is there more image on the bottom? I might want to see a little more there.

Thanks Diane for your feedback. I do have some space at the bottom, but it is all slush which takes away a bit of attention from the subject.

[Girish Prahalad]

Super pose and attractive BG.
I might just eliminate the mud in the Right and left lower corners, if it agrees to your ethics , it doesn't add much for me.

Thanks Dan. Will surely work on your suggestion.

[Girish Prahalad]

Thanks all for your feedback. Much appreciated.