Black-Necked Stilt

Gallery: AvianPosted August 18, 201183 views13 comments

Hello everyone. I really love these birds and I only get to photograph them once a year so I have been spending some time with them. Here is one from the other day. Hope you enjoy. C&C welcomed and encouraged.
Camera - Nikon 300s, Lense - Nikon 200-400 w/ 1.4tc, Exposure - 1/500, Aperture - F8, ISO 250, Metering - Multi Segment, Aperture Priority.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 18, 2011 at 4:10 AM

Wonderful detail here, and a great eye! Nice BG and the water colours are excellent.
He's about to fall over, though - needs some serious CCW rotation to level the water ripples and the bird.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 18, 2011 at 10:04 AM

Beautiful, Robert. Great job on the exposure to bring out the subtle shadings in the dark part of the plumage. Nice pose and angle.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 18, 2011 at 10:23 AM

Nice exposure; good sharpness. Based on the line-up of the leg and reflection I'd rotate this a few degrees CCW.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on August 18, 2011 at 3:09 PM

Hello Robert .
Little nit re rotation covered this is a very nice image of a black and white bird that i do find difficult myself lots of detail and very sharp.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Gilham on August 18, 2011 at 8:23 PM

nits noted...A very nice job on exposure. The detail is great as well, I love the raised leg and hint of red in the eye. Great capture Robert.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 77 Posts, 489 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 18, 2011 at 10:04 PM

great looking image with a nice pose and comp, Robert. very nice setting also. a little rotation and you've got a beauty.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on August 18, 2011 at 10:29 PM

You have really captured great detail and richness in the blacks. I like the lifted leg pose. Well done.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Holguin on August 19, 2011 at 1:33 AM

Thank you all very much for all the comments and advice. Much appreciated.

I rotated the pic hopefully this one is better.

Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments

Comment posted by Lennart Augustsson on August 19, 2011 at 4:11 AM

Hello Robert,

Not much to add. A teriffic photo of the Stilt and the rotation made good!

Lennart

Registered on July 29, 2011, 21 Posts, 137 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on August 19, 2011 at 7:58 AM

A really nice stilt image...your rotation made it better! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 19, 2011 at 2:16 PM

Wonderful detail and pose to this, the CC rotation looks better to me also, way to go, excellent shot.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on August 19, 2011 at 7:07 PM

One of my favorite birds beautifully captured. As already mentioned it needs some straightening to make it an ever better image.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 18, 2011 at 12:34 PM

Great - but may need just a bit more. To me, that wide bluish area of 3-4 ripples just at the knee is the part of the BG that draws the eye, and should be dead-level. Seems still just a tad more CCW needed.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments