Wood Stork Trio at Dawn

[Ian Anderson]

Does this image work? I wonder if I should just sillhouette the birds or if this is just the right balance.



Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/250
Av( Aperture Value ) 9.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Lens EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Focal Length 280.0 mm

[Morkel Erasmus]

stunning mood - I love the hint of detail in the plumage. works well for me.
composition is also strong. well done.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The backlight and colors make this one for me and think it would be even stronger if the third bird were not there or not blocked by the one in the foreground. Keep them coming!

[Ian Anderson]

Morkel & Axel,

Thank you both for the kind words. This was shot a few months back, so I'll comb through my images to see if I have one of just two of the birds.

Ian

[Dave Leroy]

A lovely image and a really nice job witht he light.
If mine I would probably clean up the little floating specks in the water but this is a small detail.
Very well done.

[Daniel Cadieux]

It does indeed work...I like it as is (even the merged third bird) but agree in removing the specks in the water.