Black Wing Stilt

[Lance Peters]

Shot in the golden glow of a early morning sunrise - choose to leave the colours as they were.

D3S
Sigmonster @ 800mm
F7.1
1/2000th
-0.7EV
Matrix Metering
AWB
Tripod

White are on the edge - better in Original - early morning light can still be quite harsh.
Sharpened and cropped.
Comments welcome. - At full size the eye is a gorgeous red - not sure if that will show at reduced size.
Would have liked a lower shooting angle but as this was shot at a waster treatment plant - I was hesitant to lay in the stuff.

[Harold Davis]

dont blame you for not wanting to lay in the "stuff":D love the warm light!! you got an open beak and a little action. the trifecta!!!!! nicely done!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Lovely glow on the whites Lance. Think it would look nicer as a larger post. Love the colours at the top of the frame. DOF looks really good too. Is this much of a crop?

[Lance Peters]

Lovely glow on the whites Lance. Think it would look nicer as a larger post. Love the colours at the top of the frame. DOF looks really good too. Is this much of a crop?

About 80% of original :)

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Man, I'm so sorry I sold my sigmonster, but I just couldn't justify it any more.
Great capture and tack sharp.

[Gail Spitler]

Love the intensity of the colors, esp. the pink legs that stand out so dramatically. On my monitor I lose the line between the bird's back and the bg.
Very nice image.
Cheers
Gail

[Katie Rupp]

The early morning light is beautiful on this Stilt, sharp details, gorgeous eye and love those legs. It would make a great print.

[Julie Brown]

Nice image, Lance. Those are some "hot" pink legs! It looks like it is ready to pounce.

[Mark Young]

Very nice, I really like your composition of this image. I can almost hear it's insistent barking as I view your image. ;)

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Yes nice image of a Black-winged Stilt. :) Nice colors, I would also leave them as they are.