Black-winged stilt

[Vincent Grafhorst]

Many stilts in this forum lately, but all of them (american) black-necked stilts, this however is an (african) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus).

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1600
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 500
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Focal Length 700.0 mm
Image Size 3888x2592
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF
Drive Mode High-speed continuous shooting
Full frame - handheld

Vincent Grafhorst
www.khwaiphotography.com

[Doug Brown]

Looks vaguely familiar to me Vincent! Only you managed to get good light on both wings. Nicely done!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

The light is fantastic,great eye contact,composition and angle too!

[Fabs Forns]

Love the double diagonal made by the wings and body, great flight pose and nice light also.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Wonderful flight pose and love the lighting in this image. Thanks for sharing Vincent.