Black-necked Stilt

[James Salywoda]

Black-necked Stilt
Southern California

After seeing my friend Ofers excellent shot of the Black-winged Stilt taken in Australia
I'd post the species we have here in the USA. These and the American Avocets are a stunning species to see and photograph.

Nikon D7000 AFS 600 F4 1.4 TC
1.1250 F8 ISO 500

Thanks For Looking

Jim

[stuart wanuck]

love it as well as eye contact

[Randy Stout]

James:

Elegant presentation for an elegant bird. Nice angle in frame, shooting angle, soft background. Like the subtle green sheen in feathers.

The slight darkness on the whites of the shoulder, just a bit dirty, or is this an age related finding?

Cheers

Randy

[Dave Leroy]

A unique looking bg which complements the nice soft colours in bird very well.

Nicely done.

A very simple and peaceful composition and bird seems to be perfect size in frame.

Very well done.

Dave

[Kiran Poonacha]

Nice looking bird, loved the details and the water BG works well james Bhai..

[Dan Busby]

Sweet James. I love the pink legs against the pastel blue water. Nice composition. And, as usual, technicals are spot on.

[Allen Hirsch]

Very nice, James. I love the texture/pattern on the feathers towards its tail.

Those pink legs always stand out in a good composition, as this is.

[Nico Steenberg]

Great angle captured. IMG is well exposed with great colours and comp. I like the eye exposure. Super IMG. Well done

[Ofer Levy]

Another brilliant image! Light, colours, composition, techs and IQ are all fantastic!!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

IQ is indeed terrific. Loved the sheen on the feathers. Excellent angle, HA and BG.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Magnificent image. I'm still looking for my first one. I am in awe of this one.

[Jeroen Stel]

Wonderful soft coloured shot James!
Sweet light and well excecuted.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

[Karl Egressy]

Great picture, James.
I like the nice head turn eye contact and the irridescent feathers. The water looks great too.

[Sid Garige]

Excellent pose light and details James.

[Arthur Morris]

What, no bird in flight??? I am stunned. You used the soft light to your advantage capturing both the red eye and the plumage colors.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the HA, detail and sweet BG. Excellent image James!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very pretty image. I love the light colours, and especially the sheen on the plumage.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent Jim, love the pose and plumage details! can't wait for these guys to start nesting again.