Black-winged Stilt

[Tom Rambaut]

Another image from Ash Island.

1dMK4, 500mm + 1.4TC, 1/1600 @ 5.6, ISO 320. Manual mode with tripod.

Thanks, Tom.

[Ofer Levy]

Sharp, good detail and excellent exposure. Light looks a bit on the harsh side but not too bad.

[Frank Schauf]

Nice composition and excellent expsoure control and sharpness.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Tom,
In this case the environs add to the image.....although I would hav epreferred if the tail didn't nip te grass. Very minor and doesn't take away from an excellent image!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful image, great soft colours. The subtle hint of habitat is perfect. For shorebirds (and most others actually) I prefer more separation between the legs, but not a huge deal...

[jack williamson]

Great bg and bird and I like the hair-doo coming down the back of his neck.

Jack

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Nice shot, Tom..very nice. loved the crossed legs pose....it works esp. very well for long-legged birds. Excellent comp and BG...blurred but we still get the feel of the habitat. exposure looks good. Nice soft feather details.

[dankearl]

A very delicate look to this, Tom, attractive BG and habitat.

[Tom Rambaut]

Thanks all. At first I was unsure about the BG/habitat then realised that this is where they live and gives more meaning that just blue water. This was taken at 2.11pm so sun still a bit high. It is nice to not have the strong killer sun of the summer as we are going into our winter.