Long -Toed Lapwing

[gail bisson]

Taken in Botswana on the Okavengo delta in November 2014.
A not so pretty bird on a pretty BG of grasses.
Canon 1DX
600mm with 1.4x
SS 1/4000 ISO 800 F 7.1
PP: Crop to 60% FF, levels, NR to BG, selectively increased the exposure on the legs by 2/3 stop, DE to lapwing at 2 % and to the legs by 8%, USM to JPEG
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[John Robinson]

Gail
Looks pretty enough to me. Nothing to critique fro my point of view. Delightful image.
JohnR

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, I live in Africa and havent seen this fellow before. Good flight pose and angled nicely towards you. Love the red eye and looks like he's been playing in the mud. Gotta love OOF grasses as a BG, it just does so much more to the overall image. Well captured.

[Diane Miller]

Excellent! I love the sharpness, down wing position with the frozen motion, and the detail in the whites. Wonderful eye, with a catchlight to make it come alive.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Stunning image Gail. I like the BG, the eye of the bird and the lovely flight pose. Beautifully composed.

[keith mitchell]

Gail your b/g on this is beautiful, bird looks excellent.

Keith.

[David Salem]

I agree, it's a great looking BG with a nice bird in flight in it. Cool looking bird that I have never seen before and the pose and details look excellent. That red eye pops off the screen real well and I like the comp you chose. Nice work gail!

[Bill Dix]

Great flight pose, terrific exposure, wonderful BG. Nice work to bring out the legs; those really are long toes. Great bird. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder??

[Karl Egressy]

It is a real treat to see an image like this with all those beautiful pastel colors, Gail. The bird looks pretty on the picture.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

I think it's a gorgeous bird. The BG is equally pretty and it looks like you had lots of nice light there. Perfect techs and a nice pose. It's great that there are no shadows (especially under the far wing) - light angle must have been prefect for you here. Well done Gail.

[Ed Kelly]

Great looking bird to my eyes. Love the BG, the red eye is fantastic,and the details are excellent.

Ed

[Robert Kimbrell]

A beautiful background, It's nice to see a different bird here. You captured a very nice flight pose, and fine angle toward you. Well done.

[Grace Scalzo]

Interesting bird, well photographed! I've never seen this species and you set him off nicely with good exposure and background.

[Satish Ranadive]

Gorgeous flight shot.

Regards,
Satish.

[Randy Stout]

Gail:

A fine frame, with complimentary colors, good exposure, clean separation of bill from wing, bg with just enough detail to add a bit of depth.

Cheers

Randy

[Richard Flack]

Awesome stuff Gail, love the BG and flight pose you captured. They are cool birds!

[Marina Scarr]

Killer stuff, Gail. Lovely light, pose, colors & BG. Wish for either some off of the left or a little more on the right.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent love the wing position and the BG. sharp. TFS a photo of a less common specie

[Binu John]

Wonderful shot, Gail! Lovely pose and beautiful light. The BG is killer and your exposure is spot on!