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    Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus bimantopus)

    Camera : Canon EOS 40D
    Lens : Canon EF 500mm F/4 L IS USM + 1.4 Canon TC
    Exposure : 1/2000sec @ 700mm
    Aperture : f/5.6
    ISO Rating : 320
    Captured On : June 21 2009, 08:34 am
    Location : Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA

    Yesterday morning just passing through water body and i found this fella was along feeding. Quickly i thought to have good light so went on ground with friends canon kit and did experimented some .

    missed some more ground though.

    Please feel free to pass on comment and suggestions.

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    Lovely Image Mital Bhai, loved the details and angle on this one. Yeah a little more space at the bottom would work great, also the eye looks a little over done.

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    Dear kiranbhai,
    the interesting part in this picture is the look of eye.
    this is the actual one i've got here what it looks.
    nothing touched up in this image except some NR and selective sharpness to the bird.

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    Thanks Mital bhai for correcting me..

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    I like the angle, details and eye contact. Another vote for more room at the bottom for the 'virtual feet' and I wish for a slight head turn towards you.

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    super detail and show of the long legs! ditto more room on the bottom but still a great shot!
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    I really like the low angle,eye contact and the pose,I would prefer a bit room at the bottom!

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    That eye really draws you in! Nice to know that that's how it really looks. I agree about wanting a bit more room at the bottom of the frame. Good job with exposure and sharpness.
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    Lovely bird, light, sharpness, red eye, and legs. I am fine with the HA for this pose. Next time point the camera down! Sometimes I get so excited that I forget to get my eye tight to the viewfinder and as a result, think that I have the image framed correctly only to find out later that I did not...
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    Well done with this Mital. :)
    Great pose and exposure. A bit more room below as mentioned, but otherwise I love it.

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    Pin sharp Mital, and very well exposed too. Some more room at the bottom would have been good.

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    Mital...lovely shot. Cant say more than what has been said above. Looks like you were sleeping on the ground. The light angle is perfect.

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    yes kaustubh. i was sleeping on ground and the ground level was arround 2 feet up from where the stilt was

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