Black-winged Stilt #2

[Mital Patel]

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, 08:39 am
Location : Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA

[Doug Brown]

Excellent exposure and sharpness. Love that red eye and the water/BG color! The low angle is nice. Some may suggest remove the grass from the leg, but I like it there. I would remove the bill sheen though.

[Subharghya]

The Clarity .. Simplicity and Clean Composition makes this image for me !! Xcellent job Mital

[Nagesh Mula]

Its absolutely beautiful. I liked the smooth BG and the sharpness.
Will tone down the beak and the right leg. Add some more space at the bottom and do a bit CR.
Congrats!!

[Dr.Pranay Rao Juvvadi]

The low angle, exposure and clarity are superb. I like it as presented.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent shot, love the colors and soft nice BG. I agree about removing the bill sheen. Congrats

[A_Maddah]

Hi Mitalpatel
Very nice.I realy like this imag. only the grass from the leg is a bit intruder.
Congratulations to this shot

Asad

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Mital...beautiful shot. CW rotation is needed. Loved the angle, the eye...pretty much everything.

[John Chardine]

I like it very much as-is. The only thing I would suggest is a slight CW rotation to straighten up.

[Gene Potter]

This is a difficult bird to photograph due to whites and blacks. You’ve done an excellent job here Mital. Your light is awesome and the bird is nice and sharp. We have similar birds, black neck stilts, which I have many in my own portfolio. Thanks for sharing…

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Bhai
I don't mind the grass at all, it's so insignificantly small it in no way detracts form that wonderful image at all. I would suggest you change the species name to Himantopus himantopus (typo I think). :)
Well done!

[Arthur Morris]

Mital-bhai. This is quite loverly. Low angle, sweet light, and a perfect COMP. Killer BKGR. I am fine with the grass but not with the bill shine, etc.

[Rohan Kamath]

i just loved the low angle, clarity and light here...Couldn't ask for more...

[Stu Bowie]

Excellent exposure, and this is really sharp. I like low angle, and what a killer BG.

[Dominic Cantin]

An excellent picture Mital !!! I agree with bill shine and CWR at 1.5°. For the grass , it's ok to let it there or remove it , it's your choice ;) The sharpness is amazing :cool:

Dom :)

[Dave Barnes]

Hi Mital, congrats on a great shot. I like the IQ, light, comp and detail. Agree with the comments on the bill sheen. It would be great if you could get a touch more detail in the white feathers. (not a problem if there is no more detail in raw, just a thought)

[Kiran Poonacha]

Its a beauty bhai.. loved the low angle and the light is too good.... I agree about the bill shine Bhai.. neverthe less a class one... Congrats..

[Simon Bennett]

Lovely clean, sharp image. Super pose and that eye really pops.

[David Fletcher]

Outstanding shot Mital! Fine with grass, though would work on bill shine. Love it.