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WC514-Wood Stork Babies
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WC514-Wood Stork Babies

by Barbara Graham

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 12, 2011226 views6 comments
Canon EOS REBEL T2i
EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
5/16/2011 – 3:41:57 PM
1/2000 sec
Manual
f/9
ISO 400
Focal length 250mm
Handheld
Jacksonville Zoo (not captive birds)
Reprocessing of a TIF file from what was originally a RAW file, LR3, CS5

There were two or three huge trees full of wood storks and their nests and babies.

Comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on December 12, 2011 at 11:12 PM
Interesting and unusual shot Barbara. Thanks for sharing it. Have no suggestions since I don't know how to improve it. The adult's head blends in so much with the background it is difficult to see. Nothing you can do about that though. :wavey:
Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 13, 2011 at 8:30 AM
It's a great image as posted Barbara, love the behavioral aspect.
And everybody loves babies :smile:
Happy Holidays :wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 13, 2011 at 3:38 PM
Interesting shot that shows both the feeding behavior and how well the stork's head blends with the background. Makes me wonder if camouflaged on purpose.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Varina Patel on December 15, 2011 at 9:05 AM
Great interaction in this shot, Barbara! This is wonderful!
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments
Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on December 17, 2011 at 9:32 AM
Wow! What a neat moment you caught here! I was wondering if you lightened the exposure a tiny bit or even the shadows only, if the mother's head would pop out a little more. There is not a whole lot of room to crop, but I was also wondering if you took a little bit off of the tree branch on the right it could help. In any event I really like it, & it looks even better in the larger view!
Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 17, 2011 at 5:52 PM
Great behavior! Is that a second nest just above and behind the subject nest? bunkbeds? :wink:
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments