Black-necked stilt

Posted by Flash80 on Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:12 pm

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This guy looks almost like a cartoon character.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:16 pm

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Lovely shot. Perhaps a drop more room below for the virtual legs/feet. This might look nice as a vertical, too.

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by Cindy Marple on Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:34 pm

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The water color is an awesome background for this bird. I think it's a Black-necked stilt though.

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by Flash80 on Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:41 pm

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Thanks Sandy and Cindy.

Cindy - I just went through this same identification error with the last picture I posted and I still got it wrong

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by George Fellingham on Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:49 pm

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Great background color. There seems to be a bit of a sharpening halo especially around the bill.

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by Wayne Nicholas on Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:15 pm

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I would try this as a vertical. I agree with Sandy on more room at the bottom.

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by Tomasz on Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:46 pm

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Nice shot. Agree with Wayne on crop.

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by Juan E. Bahamon on Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:56 pm

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The color of the water is fantastic, these birds are hard to expose properly, here I would like to see more detail on the whites of the neck and on the blacks of the body.

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by Fabs Forns on Mon Jan 31, 2005 11:06 pm

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He's got a very pleasant expression

Beuatiful!!!

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by Royce Howland on Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:12 am

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Nice and sharp, and like others have said the background is great. The eye is good, and the basic exposure is nice. See if a bit of s/h tool can bring out a little more detail on the body.

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by juanli on Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:05 am

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Agree with vertical crop, but a very nice picture...sharp and nice pose.

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by KK Hui on Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:09 am

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Sandy said it all for me ... :roll:

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by Mike Wilson on Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:18 am

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An elegant bird from just about any angle. I really love these birds and I like your image. I do think recovering some detail in the dark areas on the back would help and cropping to a vertical with more room for the feet would be great. Love those red legs.

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by Ofer Levy on Tue Feb 01, 2005 3:40 am

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Sweet shot!!

I totally agree with Sandy's suggestions...

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by mrhughj on Tue Feb 01, 2005 6:07 am

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Great shot and I agree with the previous NITs. Was it possible to do a vertical and get a full reflection in the frame?

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by fredcor on Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:58 am

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Yes, a bit more room at the bottom, other than that; a superb image.

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by Flash80 on Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:10 pm

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Thanks for all the great advice. Unfortunately, I had to frame the shot with little room on the bottom, because the little guy was standing very close to some bushes. Unfortunately - there is no more room on the bottom