Black-winged Stilt

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark IV, Canon 800 f5.6, 1/2500, f8, iso 500, HH

One from today. Weather in Sydney is not great this summer so not many opportunities to get more 'difficult' species.

[Waqar Amin]

Ofer this is really beautiful.
Everything background, sharpness, detail are perfect.

[stuart wanuck]

ditto lovely image

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent picture, Ofer. I like the eye, pose, details in the white especially on the head and neck and the water.

[Simon Bennett]

Lovely image and so sharp.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Ofer! I like the sharpness, pose, details and BG!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice low angle, great BG, and perfect exposure. Love the hint of blue/green on the back. Ideally some separation between the foot and leg would be nice. The eye is aglow!! Is it so vibrant red in real life? If so, that is an amazing hue of red this species has!

[Ofer Levy]

Nice low angle, great BG, and perfect exposure. Love the hint of blue/green on the back. Ideally some separation between the foot and leg would be nice. The eye is aglow!! Is it so vibrant red in real life? If so, that is an amazing hue of red this species has!

Thanks for your comments guys!
Daniel, I haven't selectively manipulated the eye. In the right light when the sun is very low - just before sunset or after sunrise the colours look amazing as you can see.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful image. Love the light, excellent pose, detail is superb, and love the eye.
Well done.

[Harshad Barve]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

[Melissa Groo]

Another awesome stilt image from you, Ofer. Everything pretty much ideal. The only minor change I might make would be to darken the blue spot behind the tail a little, it keeps drawing my attention back there.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Brilliant image, Ofer . Happy Holidays .

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ofer, excellent low perspective, cool walking pose and you have nailed the exposure and sharpness. I really like the streaks of blue mixed with the greens of the water BG. Well captured.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Wow Ofer it doesn't get any better than this. That eye is just perfect as are those glorious colors. The raised foot adds a big bonus.