White Stork in Flight

[Eric Dienesch]

and now very busy to collect material for the nest building.

Camera
Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Focal Length
375mm

Aperture
f/5.6

Exposure
1/5000s

ISO
800

exif:
Canon 5D3 with TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011 at 375mm, Aperture 5.6, 1/5000 sec, IsoSpeed 800 , freehand

Picture was taken March, 14. 2014, wildlife Germany

Greetings Eric

PS: C & C are welcome!!!!

[Dvir Barkay]

Very nice, with good details and color, maybe wish that the stick wouldn't cover as much of the face, but still very nice.

[Mike Poole]

I like this a lot. A backlit black and white bird does not make things easy, and regarding this I think you've done a very good job.

There is natural behaviour taking place, and whilst the twig may not have been the one a photographer would have given him (!) none of the important parts of the face are covered, so again it works for me.

The shot could arguably stand a little more contrast, but it would have to be slight and subtle. All in all, in my opinion, a very good shot

[Arthur Morris]

Nice with the big twig and a good job of getting the whole bird in the frame. It looks sharp enough. What time of day was this image made? The bird's head seems to be mostly in shade.... The bird is definitely not backlit...

[Iain Barker]

Really nice Eric. I love the sharpness of your image and the birds pose.

[Eric Dienesch]

Thank you all !!

The picture has been taken: 2014:03:13 at 09:36:28 in the morning.
i had the sun in my neck, the stork was flying in the sunlight.

Greetings Eric

[Arthur Morris]

Thank you all !!

The picture has been taken: 2014:03:13 at 09:36:28 in the morning.
i had the sun in my neck, the stork was flying in the sunlight.

Greetings Eric

YAW. The days must have been long ones as the sun was high in the sky for mid-morning. It is clear now that the bird's head was in the shadow if its wings as the image was made.