Asian Openbill Stork

[Atul Sinai]

Hi,

Shot this in Pune. There were couple of Asian Openbill Stork's around, but they had perched on the other side of the river.

Please critique.

Canon 600D. 400mm f5.6
Manual Exposure
Auto Focus
Manual metering
Shutter Speed 1/1000
Aperture 5.6
ISO 200
Focal Length 400mm
Cropped by 20%
Tripod Support

Regards,
Atul

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice flight shot. Good eye contact. Wish it was a bit closer. Thanks for sharing.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Asian Openbill is a Common Stork.The open Gap in the bill and black flight feathers are well documented.Appears to be slightly out of focus.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Nice flight shot.Wish it were little bigger in the frame.Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

The openbilled storks are common in paddy fields. This stork had caught my imagination during the childhood days when I saw their open bills.

I like the down stroke of the wings. It is moving slightly away from you. It looks good when the bird is flying towards you ie. into the frame or parallel to the frame. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi