Painted Stork: Quenching

Clicked in Ranganathittu.


Canon EOS 7D, 300mm f/4L IS USM + 1.4x Extender

SS 1/400
f/6.3
ISO 400

Full Frame Image. Comments and critiques welcome.

Neat image Bibhav. The water droplets are clearly visible. The colors on the stork also look nice especially the pink hues. I would have preferred more space at the bottom as compared to the space at the top. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for your observations Murugan. I do have a few compositions like the one you suggested. I shall share them next.

What bothered me more in this image was the waterline passing behind the neck of the bird.

Bibhav, to me this composition goes well with the low angle that you used. Was it possible to get lower? That could have taken care of the waterline.

Would love to see more compositions of this image. TFS

I agree with the previous comments. A lower angle would have been great. Did you get an image when its head was just coming out of water?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi
PS: As a courtesy towards other posters, I think it is important to offer critiques to other posters while offering your own image for critiquing.

I like this compo a lot, maybe the space is a lil more on top but it need not follow the rule book all the time ;) Do you have more compos where you were able to get closer to the bird? I havent been able to go to ranganthittu since i got the lens (almost a year now) and dying to try out a few things...

Tfs
Supreet

This is nice Bhibav I like the low angle and the way bird stands out agst the dim hues.

TFS
Roopak

Wonderful composition Bibhav, I think it is fine as it is. Apt subject for this kind of environment. Yes maybe an image made just a moment before this one may have a more dynamic profile of the stork and the interface with the water. would love to see that.
Cheers
Dipankar