Black necked stilt

Hi all, just back from 2 weeks in Antigua, I always have fun shooting these stilts, very interesting birds.

Thanks for looking, C&C welcome.

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Superb shot, they are extremely handsome and unique birds. Love the posture and BG on this. Nice low angle (though they look tall enough that all shots should be low angle!

Very nice shot, sharp with good exposure, and one of my favourite shorebirds! I love the eyes on this bird and you captured it well. My only small nit is I would like to see a bit more space below the feet but this is minor.

Excellent shot. Well done indeed.

Why do they call them stilts?

Very nice shot. I love this bird but I've now missed three opportunities to photograph one. Oh well, maybe 4 will be my lucky number. In the meantime, very well done!

Nice job on the exposure. Sharp focus and good comp. Nice work.

Wonderful exposure and colors in this beautiful shot.

Thanks for the nice comments Downy, CDS, Gary, Cooper, ED, Sindri & Mitch. I really appreciate it.

Very Nicely Done, You have almost a 3D look to it.

That is some nice shot. I have been trying for the longest at the irvine sanctuary for a shot like that, but no cigar! That 5D is not point and shoot...

Thanks Gary and Silvex, my new 5d is a beautiful piece of equipment I'm really enjoying using it.

downywp wrote in post #3677661
My only small nit is I would like to see a bit more space below the feet but this is minor.

..and above the head, and at left. But don't worry - I still like the shot, and this is a bird I can only wish to see one day...

Ok thanks for the feedback Dan, this is really useful to me as I often don't get cropping right, is this any better?

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