Small Pratincole in flight

[Somdeb Biswas]

Small Pratincole in flight
Every winter thesePratincoles flock near River Mahananda, near Siliguri, West Bengal,India. This shot was taken this winter (Jan '18).
(Nikon D500 & Nikon 500f4 G ED VR) Shutter - 1/3200 seconds, F – 7.1, ISO – 640;


I appreciate all critiques.

THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR VIEWING & INPUTS.

[gail bisson]

Nice and sharp image of a little bird in flight. Good POV.
I am not crazy about the reflection.I would clone out the lowest reflection and the solitary black shape in the LLC.
I would also work on the shadows under the near wing to bring out more detail.
FYI- The word "criticism" should be replaced with "critique". Criticism means saying negative things but critique means a thoughtful analysis and assessment of the image in which the good and the bad are discussed. I am not trying to be a "smarty pants" English teacher-just being helpful.
Hope this helps,
Gail

[Somdeb Biswas]

Thanks a ton for your input. As the frame is a crop, I tried my best to control noise and refrained from pulling out the shadows too much. But I feel a little more could have been done.
Thanks again.
With warm regards,
Somdeb