Black-Necked Stilt

Shot this locally a few years ago.

Techs:
D3s
200-400 VR1 + 1.4x TC @ 550mm
1/2000
f/6.3
ISO 800

Cropped a bit for comp., resized to 1500 px, and sharpened the bird. All feedback welcome.

You may only download this image to demonstrate post-processing techniques.

Excellent wing position and great exposure on a difficult subject, Lyle. Well done.

Very nice blues in the BG and tack sharp. The whites look at bit yellow, might be the light but I think lightening them would improve this.

Nice frame Lyle, flight pose looks good to me and I like the loose composition. Nice eye on the bird and the color looks good.