Nello! Very nice. Sure you can tell that it's a heavy crop, but it's still a great one. It's making the Kingfishers here look dull by comparison. Hopefully you can get back and take more shots of that bird, at least I would.
Forgot to add. To get the idea of the importance of Po's delta for breeding European birds you can check the complete list of the more than 300 bird species present in this area. The letters at the end of the name stand for resident (S) , nesting (B), migratory (M) and so on. Link: http://www.parcodeltapo.it/er/natura/fauna/Echeck_uccelli.html
Love the kingfisher, I don't have any idea what that brown stuff is.
3 is nice and sharp, too bad she is swimming away from you, but then who can blame her?
4 is wonderful, my favorite, very well done. 5 is a close second.
A very fine variety of shots, Nello. Colors are beautifully rendered, and details are very nice. That kingfisher is a beauty, the Black-winged Stilt looks very elegant. Good angles in the other shots.
I looked at that list. Lots of birds! To bad there were no photos. May be this could be your next project.
Socrate
Thx Josh. I'm planning a 2nd trip back I think the 1st week of June, and I hope to get a 2nd chance on a kingfisher. A less busy bg will be nicer too Josh S wrote:
Nello! Very nice. Sure you can tell that it's a heavy crop, but it's still a great one. It's making the Kingfishers here look dull by comparison. Hopefully you can get back and take more shots of that bird, at least I would.
I like all the others too, 4 is a beauty.
Josh
Tim...exactly my thoughts...i'm not blaming her I would run too
I choose #4 (out of many other stilts shots) because there're no distracting elements. Glad you liked it! Tim Kuhn wrote:
Nello, congrats on the store shoot!
Love the kingfisher, I don't have any idea what that brown stuff is.
3 is nice and sharp, too bad she is swimming away from you, but then who can blame her?
4 is wonderful, my favorite, very well done. 5 is a close second.
Tim
Mmmm so no one can figure out that brown stuff. For a moment I thought that is just light reflected from its chest (it can get coloured from the object it reflects from) but at a closer look I see the light coming from upper right corner so it's a no no. Maybe someone could help.
I could bet you gonna choose the stilt..you're still in the mood for stilts after Bolsa Chica Lil Judd wrote:
Beautiful shots Nello,
as for the issue on the branch..... No idea.... Really strange....
Top pick is # 4 - - got to go with stilts today.
Lil
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Now, what I want you guys to explain is, what's that brown tint on the branch (on its left)? it almost looks like brown dust 
comin' out from its feathers 
Or someone just sprayed him and got the branch too 
