Spotted Thick-knee Portrait

[Rosl Roessner]

A Portrait I made in Southafrica.
Does it work with the grass?

Mark III Canon 100 - 400
f 5.6 / 1/1250 sec / ISO 640

Thank you for taking the time to look at my image :)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the crop idea, light and eye contact. I find the OOF grass in front of the bird distracting.

[Eric Driver]

I agree with Axel...this is a very nice shot and the grass works, but the one in front draws too much attention. Love the eye though.

[DanWalters]

Besides the grass, I love the eye and the clean background.

[Tony Whitehead]

I don't mind the grass too much, Rosl. It is typical of the habitat and I like how the stems in front of the bird echo it's posture. The eye of these birds (and the related Australian Bush Curlew) is quite stunning. My suggestion is a crop from above to lift the bird in the image.

[Rosl Roessner]

Thanks for your comments.
Tony, I like the crop idea a lot!
That's much better!
Love the discussion abut the oof grass....

[Alexander Koenders]

So you had a graet time in South Africa Rosl. A beautifull spicies at his natural enviroment.

[Juan Aragonés]

The OOF grass overlapinig the bird is a bit distracting and I like a lot the crop idea. It really works from my point of view