First image post - Red-necked Avocet

[Darryl Luck]

This shot has been cropped slightly for composition and to remove stray legs and wings of other Avocets since they never travel alone.

Canon 40D, 400/5.6L, F/8, ISO400, 1/1600th, -1/3 EV

[Harshad Barve]

Big welcome to BPN
Lovely first pose to start with , techs looks nice ,
compowise adding canvas on top and bottom will help
looking forward to see more
TFS

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Welcome to BPN. Am as old as you are ..here :) . Agree with Harshad on the compo. But you have exposed this beautifully !!

[Rohan Kamath]

what a beautiful species... superb details in the whites exposed perfectly...nice to see a clear separation in bill and body...agree with harshad ji on the composition though...

-Cheers,
Rohan
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[Marina Scarr]

Wonderful first post and welcome. You have done a tremendous job exposing for the whites here. The details in those wing and tail feathers are amazing and they just pop right off of the screen. You have a nice angle on the bird too. THe only thing that I wish for is a bit more room on the top and bottom. Thank you for posting this lovely bird.

[Danny J Brown]

Hi Darryl: Easy to comment on a beauty such as this. I love the lighting on the bird and the colors are very nicely handled. The bokeh is absoulutely wonderful!

[john jackson]

That eye ring looks superb. Yeah, the crop is a bit tight, but not so much that it spoils the image. Would the original allow a vertical crop?

[Kiran Poonacha]

one more vote for more room around, Nice expo nad pose, the BG adds well and the brown head version of this bird looks cool...