Limpkin Flying Wings Forward

[Michael Stern]

Greetings,

I got this image at Viera Wetlands, Florida this past weekend. He was kind enough and did as I asked, "FLY"...
Hope you like it and all comments welcomed!
Thanks for looking!

Best,
Michael

Details
Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: 4.5
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Focal length: 500mm

[Randy Stout]

Michael:

I like this one a lot. Nice wing flap pose, dangling feet, head clear of wings (no merge).

Like the diagonal line of the shore, the soft color from the flowers.

I might consider cloning out the one sharp stem right up towards the belly.

Might also consider about 1/3 stop,brighter on the image, but I am on my work computer, so go with your own taste there.

Maybe a sliver more room in front.

Very nice feel here.

Cheers

Randy

[Myer Bornstein]

Agree with Randy re the flower clone but otherwis e the image looks fine

[Ilija Dukovski]

Great pose and BG, I like the flowers and grass a lot here.
Agree with Randy about selectively brightening the image a bit.
Nice one.

[denise ippolito]

Michael, Beautiful image. I would lighten the image a little bit as Randy suggested. The flowers and wing position are sweet.:)

[Rick Moran]

Mikie,

I'll have to ask next time I see one glued to the ground.

Love the forward wing position,sharpness,color and nice background. Great capture!