Freedom

[Samrat Sarkar]

Photographed in "Foolpukur Beel", Naihati, North 24-Parganas, West Bengal
September, 2015
Canon 7D + Canon 500mm f4 + Monopod
ISO 250. 1/2000, f 7.1, EC - 0.3, small crop for composition..

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely flying pose captured. The upward wing stroke looks nice. Liked the way the feathers are lit by the light. Wish the eye was also in light. If the crop is from the top, I would like some more space there. Thanks for sharing.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice and lovely. Getting such wingspread for a short distance flyer is rewarding. Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild

[Dheerendra Singh]

Beautiful image. ..

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice freeze. Good job on exposure.Agree with mrudul on compo
TFS
Roopak

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I agree with Mrudul's comments. Wish it was more side on. How big is that place? Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Samrat Sarkar]

Thanks for your valuable comments.
@Mrudul ji
I agree with your comments on composition. I could not manage to leave some more space at the top while capturing the bird!
@Sabyasachi da
The wetland is fairly large, area not less than 5 Sq.km. situated approximately 50 km away from kolkata and in between Naihati and Halisahar railway station. The wetland is now under constant threat from various types of human activities, like some industrial and agricultural encroachment.
@Shaktida
I highly appreciate your observation and look forward for more in the future..
@Roopak ji
Thanks for your appraisal on my exposure. I am trying to better myself on this
Thanks a lot all of you again !
samrat