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Black-necked Stilt
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Black-necked Stilt

by Richard Ditch

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 22, 201687 views6 comments
Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

Place: Gilbert Water Ranch, AZ
Date: June 1, 2008, 5:57 am
Equipment: Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (2x), G1325, RRS BH-55, sidekick
Exposure: ISO 320, aperture priority, 1/320th @ f/8, -2/3rd ev compensation
Raw, PS CS3 on Mac G4, 79% of frame

Another shot from the back files that seems appropriate for the Big and Small theme.

Honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated. Larger version provided for critical review.
 

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 22, 2016 at 6:47 PM
How many legs is that?  A really cool image, Richard.  It takes awhile to figure out just what's going on.

devil
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 22, 2016 at 9:04 PM
Great intimate shot and that reflection is beautiful 
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on February 23, 2016 at 12:19 AM
Pretty impressive,  I've never seen chicks before - all three (?) of them..
Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 23, 2016 at 9:03 AM
How many legs can one bird have...  (sounds like a song lyric, enlightened)  A neat catch, Richard, that takes looking for a bit to figure out.  The details in the birds are great and that near perfect reflection adds well.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 23, 2016 at 11:35 AM

How many legs is that?

The adult has pink legs - 2
The visible chick has yellow legs - 2 more
There are three more sets of yellow legs (i.e., 3 more chicks) showing below the adult - 6 more legs

Total legs = 10, for 1 adult and 4 chicks.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 25, 2016 at 12:54 PM
Hi  Richardcrying   The  4 chicks  and  Mom  make  for  a very  sweet  presentation
devil

Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments