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Wood Stork
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Wood Stork

by Wayne Willison

Gallery: AvianPosted September 3, 201085 views10 comments
For a heavy bird (5-7 lbs), the woodstork is a graceful flyer, especially when soaring.

D700 300 2.8 f/4 1/8000 sec

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 3, 2010 at 3:42 PM
Wayne, the bird is tack sharp and you got good light on the face. Tough to do. Love the position of the bird in the air and the BG is blurred enough to let the bird take center stage. Well done.
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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 3, 2010 at 4:38 PM
This is really sharp :smile:
Great camera work.

Geoff.
Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 3, 2010 at 4:45 PM
Well worth opening the larger version to see this properly. The background works much better than many would expect.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 3, 2010 at 4:50 PM
Beautiful flight shot, Wayne. Excellent job on the exposure and it looks very crisp. :toast:
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 3, 2010 at 4:53 PM
Wayne, I agree with you 100%, Wood Sotrks are very graceful in flight. I like the background, the flight pose and the comp. Bravo on getting a catchlight in the eye, a challenge to do with this species. Very nice exposure control too
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Comment posted by Angela McCain on September 3, 2010 at 9:43 PM
Great image. Very sharp. The larger version brings out the excellent detail you have captured. These birds are lovely as a whole--but that head. :eek: In the South we would say, "bless his heart".
Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 4, 2010 at 7:42 AM
Fantastic BIF n terrific details !
Would have loved to see more details under black feathers.
Jagdeep Rajput :toast:
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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 4, 2010 at 10:24 AM
This is top notch Wayne. Very sharp with nice detail most everywhere. Excellent flight shot.
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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on September 4, 2010 at 1:39 PM
really a great looking shot, Wayne. very sharp, perfect exposure, nice light in the eye, and good wing position. well done. :toast:
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Don Mc Donald on September 6, 2010 at 9:26 AM
Truely excellent shot, love the light hitting on the face and neck, almost irridescent. Also the exposure is dead on, great whites and blacks.
Registered on December 3, 2009, 25 Posts, 67 Comments