Stilt

[Milan V]

Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus

Canon 7D, Canon 500mm+TC1.4, ISO 400, 1/1600, f8





P.S: Original post is in better quality (sharpness, colours): http://www.pbase.com/milv/image/152617821

[Randy Stout]

Milan:

I like the capture in the habitat, but find the multiple high contrast edges from water and reeds to be distracting enough that it distracts from the bird. If you have enough IQ to crop into a tight vertical of the bird and its reflection, might cut down some of this competition.

I certainly agree that the IQ is better on your pbase image.

Cheers

Randy

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Milan,

Greetings. I like the head on pose. Dropping the reflection would solidify the head as the main interest point. Too bad the legs get lost in the reeds. Thanks for posting.

Cheers,

-Michael-