Black necked stilt in flight

[Sridatta Chegu]

Canon 1D-X + 400mm f/5.6L @ f/7.1, 1/2000, ISO 800, +1eV

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent flight shot. Nice wing spread, HA,two tone BG, and composition. I like the stretched pink feet.
I would remove the tiny black spot just behind the foot. Is it water droplet?

Regards,
Satish.

[Sridatta Chegu]

Excellent flight shot. Nice wing spread, HA,two tone BG, and composition. I like the stretched pink feet.
I would remove the tiny black spot just behind the foot. Is it water droplet?

Thanks Satish. Yes, it is a mud water droplet.

[donaldmullaney]

Very nice, Sridatta! Great BG, maintained detailed in the whites and with a catchlight to boot!!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the pose, colours, and comp. Well exposed too with the black-and-white subject. The face seems a bit soft, I suspect critical focus locked somewhere else on the belly (the wings are nice and sharp).

[Sridatta Chegu]

Thanks everyone!

I like the pose, colours, and comp. Well exposed too with the black-and-white subject. The face seems a bit soft, I suspect critical focus locked somewhere else on the belly (the wings are nice and sharp).

Thanks Daniel. I guess the softness is due to lack of local contrast around the eye. Reposting the image. Let me know if you still feel the same.

[arash_hazeghi]

love the pose and BG, sweet light. The head does appear soft to me.

[Robert Kimbrell]

Very nice b/g, Beautiful subject and pose, You should be very happy with this shot, but I agree, the head is a little soft.

[Frank Schauf]

Super gliding pose.

[Kaido Rummel]

Excellent pose and BG, great shot!