Black-necked Stilt

Gallery: AvianPosted January 10, 2014108 views5 comments

This is the male of the pair from last weekend in Bayou Sauvage, shot nearly the same time as the previous. Normally in bright and sunny conditions it would have been in strong backlight, and except for the absence of catchlight due to cloudy conditions, it worked well here. The mate had wondered out of frame, so I tried a few of the lone male. Full frame except for slight crop after tilt correction. Larger image included.

E-5 ZD300 F2.8 +EC-20 Wimberley I on GT2531, ISO 400 1/400 f5.7 +0.7EV

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 10, 2014 at 12:11 PM

That's a lot of leg, Bill! Beautiful job on the exposure and bringing out the detail in the plumage, and I like the hint of pink sky reflected in the water.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 10, 2014 at 3:02 PM

An elegant composition with good plumage detail. I like the slight pink cast in the water.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 10, 2014 at 3:36 PM

Very nice composition. I like everything about this.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 10, 2014 at 6:36 PM

The flat light brought out the very nice details you captured on the back. I like the look back pose, subtle iridescence, and of course those legs! Sharon

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 14, 2014 at 12:10 PM

I like your comp and the birds reflection Bill, nice.
Very cool how those red legs tie it all together

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