Godwit

[Bibhav Behera]

Black Tailed Godwits | Mangalajodi

Canon EOS 7D, 420mm

SS 1/1250
f/7.1
ISO 400

10% crop.
Comments and critiques welcome.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice shot. Love the take-off moment captured. There is an OOF highlight behind the head of the standing godwit, which is a bit of a distraction. Also, the hint of wing at the right could be cropped out. What are the dark spots at the right? Droplets thrown up by another bird taking off?
Overall a lovely shot, TFS.

[Bibhav Behera]

Hi Abhishek,
I agree with you on the wing at the right, I did try cropping it out, but somehow felt the bird drawn closer to the edge than I liked, so I let it be! Similarly for the beak on the left. Going back to the RAW and zooming at 100% revealed that the spots are actually mud from take off of another bird outside the frame.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I agree with the previous comments. More space on the right and less at left would have helped. With many birds in the frame it is always a challenge to get it right.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi