Black necked stilt banking in warm evening light

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Canon 1D4, 840mm
1/3200, f6.3, ISO 640
Manual, handheld
FF top to bottom, cropped from the sides.
Evicted a couple of faint OOF blobs (probably gulls on the far bank). Very mild NR on the BG.

Was nice to get a short photography outing after many months of other stuff that has a tendency to get in the way.
Happy New Year all!

[Jim Crosswell]

A real beauty Sidharth! Great banking pose, light, rich BG, IQ and composition.

[gail bisson]

You have come back with a vengeance Sid!
Beautiful light and perfect topside view. Great fanned tail
No nits from me.
Well done,
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Oh yeah, this is super! I love the subtle colouring on the back and wings. Perfect banking pose too, and set off against a beautiful BG.

[Glenn Conlan]

Nice Sid! I like the dark BG and the wing position is fabulous.

[Lorant Voros]

What a beautiful image, Sidharth! Perfect pose, superb IQ, nice light and BG.

[Grace Scalzo]

Beautiful bird, wonderful rich colors .... so pleasing to the eye. Being super picky here, but I bet there are more details to be had in the top wing, but Mr. Jpeg might be at work here. :)

[Karl Egressy]

I like the dark presentation and the banking pose, Sid.

[Satish Ranadive]

Absolutely superb banking pose captured. Great show, Sidharth.

Regards,
Satish.

[annmpacheco]

oooohhh what a sweet gorgeous image, image quality is outstanding.

[Raybel Robles]

Very nice image, really liking the BG colors here. The pose by the bird is great. Always fun photographing Stilts. I see just a slight blur in front of the bird's white portion of the head, maybe due to the white against the dark colors. It may be carefully cloned out, (makes the head look sharper I would think). Other than that this is a great image. TFS!

[Gerald Kelberg]

Hi Sid,

Love the iridescence of the wings against the dark background and the strong contrast of the whites.

Beautiful image - thanks for sharing,

Gerald

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thank you all for viewing and commenting!

I see just a slight blur in front of the bird's white portion of the head, maybe due to the white against the dark colors. It may be carefully cloned out, (makes the head look sharper I would think).

Good catch, Ray! I was a bit sloppy with my mask for the BG NR. Will fix. Thanks!

[David Salem]

Awesome Stilt flight shot Sid. The pose and details look great and I like the lighting in this. Great work and nice to see you posting.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Sid, absolutely nailed. Love the full wingspread, and overall well exposed. I like how the Stilt pops from the darker BG. Well captured.