Feeding Black-necked Stilt

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Another image from my archive. This was taken a couple of years back. The stilt was going back and forth actively feeding in the shallow waters.

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840mm, 1/2000s@F7.1, ISO800. Toned down and cloned out a couple of bright and dark spots in the background that seemed distracting. Cropped by about 20% and processed for the web.

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Very nice eye-level shot. Good action pose. Nice reflections in the water.

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For my money the stilts are the most elegant birds I’ve encountered and this image shows that very well, Govind. No suggestions from me on the bird. I don’t mind removing and cloning,s o I’d probably get rid of the brighter stuff in the background and maybe green up the grayer smudged looking areas above the bird.

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An elegant bird with a nice soft reflection. The colour combination is quite amazing.

I wonder if there is another version with the background greens tamed a little?

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Hi Govind, really great pose - love seeing the feeding action with reflection. Details and exposure look good too. I like this version composition wise even though trying some alternatives on the BG as others have suggested may be worth a look. Nice catch.

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Nice catch and detail, but i agree on the BG – I would tame the greens (which may be yellows) a bit, and remove the two gray vertical stems.

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