Wood Stork

Gallery: AvianPosted March 4, 2010154 views10 comments

Ok back to the more gentle side. Not much of an exciting bird for me but I was happy with this image as it shows the metallic green on the wings that seems to look black to most people. These guys are nesting now and will soon have babies. I had to add some canvas to the top and a tad on the left side. Full frame
Canon 7D 300 mm 2.8L lens with + 2 converter
ISO 250 f8 @1/1250 ec -.33 HH

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 4, 2010 at 11:48 AM

Cheryl,

You did very well to bring out the green sheen on the wing. I like the flight pose, the details, especially in the head & bill and how you composed this shot.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 4, 2010 at 4:21 PM

Great shot!

D&L

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on March 4, 2010 at 4:24 PM

Nice details on this stork Cheryl. You are having some good success with your 300 and tc combo

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 4, 2010 at 4:27 PM

Beautiful flier! And I learned they had a green, iridescent sheen on the black feathers. A gain all around!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 4, 2010 at 6:02 PM

Nice shot of a really ugly bird, Cheryl! I do like the green in the wing.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 4, 2010 at 6:03 PM

Cheryl, this is really nice. Better than anything I have of this species. I am very impressed with the nice light on the wings and the head. Getting a catchlight on this species is really hard. The whites look good too. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 4, 2010 at 8:40 PM

Thanks everybody.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 5, 2010 at 12:02 PM

I like this as posted. A solid flight shot: sharp, properly exposed.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on March 5, 2010 at 4:28 PM

I really like the fact that we have such a fine view of this bird despite the shadow, Cheryl. Viewing the metallic green is a particularly nice attribute of the image.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 6, 2010 at 4:03 PM

Great BIF, Cheryl. This all works very well for me.

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