Black-winged Stilt

[Chris van Rooyen]

I spent last week in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, photographing waterbirds from a hide at a dam. The pickings were a bit slim due to the abundance of standing water everywhere, which dispersed the birds. However, this stilt provided me with an opportunity.

Camera Model: NIKON D3
Date/Time: 2010:01:30 06:46:15
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 500
Lens: 600mm with 1.4 x TC
Focal length: 850mm

[Gal Shon]

Nice of him to show up,
Colors, light, exposure, pose, eye contact and sharpness are great.
I like the drops.

[Danny Laredo]

This is very nice Chris.

Love the pose and the open bill.

[Markus Jais]

Wonderful shot. I like the water drops. Great sharpness, light and colors. The blue is fantastic as is the calm water.

Markus

[Aidan Briggs]

Jeez....Great light, great exposure, great details, perfect angle. What else can you ask for?

[Kiran Poonacha]

Hi Bhai, loved the angle, great light and nice moment captured..

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Chris, loved everything about it. Compositionally very strong. Loved the water droplets. Whites exposed perfectly.