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Stilt walking

by Paul Marshman

Gallery: AvianPosted April 12, 201387 views5 comments
I caught this black-necked stilt in Cayo Coco, Cuba in December. Somehow the birds just seem tamer there so I got close enough to isolate one bird.

Canon 60D, 100-400L @ 400, ISO 250, 1/400, f11

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 12, 2013 at 4:37 PM
This is nice Paul. I like the open beak and the water rings. Exposure looks good on a tough subject. The image needs a lot of CW rotation as the water rings should be level, but instead are tilted quite a bit from right to left.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 12, 2013 at 9:26 PM
Very fine image! Good exposure, great colours, and good pose. The reflection is a plus too.
It does need some CW rotation - another way to tell is that the eye plus the reflected eye should be on a vertical plumbline.
One small nit: That black spot in the waer above the tail is distracting but very easily cloned out.

Looking forward to more of your posts!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on April 13, 2013 at 9:24 AM
I like the open beak and those vibrant pink legs. The photo could use a clock-wise tilt though as the horizon is not straight
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Marshman on April 13, 2013 at 11:30 AM
Thanks for the comments. I took your advice and rotated the image. I had assumed that would give the bird a downward tilt, but it didn't. See if this is better.
Registered on February 20, 2013, 6 Posts, 15 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 13, 2013 at 4:52 PM
Great image Paul, love the reflection and exposure and the repost looks good. It didn't hurt you here but you probably don't need F11 with 1 bird at this distance so going to something like F8 and a fast shutter speed will help you most of the time. :toast: Welcome to NPN, I'm looking forward to seeing more of your images. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments