Black winged stilt

[Jonathan Ashton]

Image taken on the Chambal River.
Hand held
Olympus: E-M1X
Lens focal length : 210 mm
Focal length in 35 mm film : 421.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
ISO: 1000
Exposure bias : +0.7 EV
Exposure time : 1/1250 sec
F number : F9

LR & PSCC 2020 2020

All comments welcome.

[Paul Burdett]

Hi Jonathan,
Lovely to see the adult and juvenile? (on the right). I like the composition, however, the birds seem a tad soft to me and I'd add a little more contrast as the image seems a little flat. A small nitpic: I'd clone out the thin whitish streak that goes from the bird's head to the left which I find a little distracting. TFS

[Dorian Anderson]

Nice to see the adult and youngster together, but the image doesn't connect with viewers because neither bird is engaged with you. Your exposure looks good, but the colors are pretty washed out and the birds lack fine detail.
I think dialing down on one bird and waiting for the perfect pose would have yielded a stronger image.

[John Mack]

Man, long legs on these birds. Detail looks quite nice.

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the juvi and the adult in one frame, agree the IQ isn't good, both are soft and lacking in details. Looks like it was heat shimmers maybe...
TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like the juvi and the adult in one frame, agree the IQ isn't good, both are soft and lacking in details. Looks like it was heat shimmers maybe...
TFS

I suspect it was the heat, maybe that is why a number of my shots don't appear to be as sharp as I might have expected. It was about 35 deg C.