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Juv. Wood Stork
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Juv. Wood Stork

by Matt Shellenberg

Gallery: AvianPosted March 2, 2010154 views11 comments
Mycteria americana

I found this Juvie Wood Stork at Lakes Park near Fort Myers, Florida back in December. Maybe a tad centered, but this is full frame. Not much room to change the composition.

7D, 500mm f4L IS
1/800, f7.1, ISO 200
Partial Metering -1/3
Full Frame

All comments and critique welcome.
Thank You.

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 2, 2010 at 9:16 PM
I enjoyed this Matt. Made me laugh - kinda like the stork wants to be taken more seriously than the pose warrants, and that's a good thing. Pretty neat to get it full frame. My only wish would be for the bill to be sharper - motion blur I suspect.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 2, 2010 at 10:12 PM
The composition looks very good to me as is Matt. The smaller version looks a bit flat for some reason, the larger really makes this one sing though - really nice fine detail, especially the whites. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 2, 2010 at 10:31 PM
Matt, I love the pose! It reminds me a Brown Pelican--one of my favorite birds to photograph. So much personality. Gary's right--the large version shows so much that can't be crammed into 720px--thanks for posting it. Comp works fine for me. I like this very much! :toast:
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Balke on March 2, 2010 at 11:34 PM
The comp looks fine to me, Matt. Maybe the vertical format makes the closeness to the cener less of an issue. I really like the detail in the whites and the neck especially. The very slight blur is almost imperceptible to me. I wonder if it's DOF or motion. The blurred background is great: blurred enough to eliminate the distraction but sharp enough so that the habitat is visible. :toast:
Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Saunders on March 3, 2010 at 3:26 AM
Just needs a touch more sharpening on the head, but this a very cool shot Matt :toast:
Registered on February 6, 2008, 321 Posts, 3035 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 3, 2010 at 2:45 PM
Very nice shot, Matt. I especially like the open beak. :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 3, 2010 at 4:24 PM
Very nice Matt. I like this shot. Tough to make these guys look good and you did well here. I like your choice of f/7.1 for DOF. A sharp bill would have been better, but this still very good.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 3, 2010 at 9:18 PM
Quite a pose he gave you here Matt, very cool. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by David Sparks on March 4, 2010 at 8:31 AM
Matt:
Excellent exposure - great details in the whites. An unusual pose, which I like. I think what I like most, however, is the setting and the color coordination of the pinks and oranges in the BG matching those on the head of the juvenile. :toast:
Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 4, 2010 at 8:45 AM
Matt,

I like this a lot as posted, I especially like the open bill and the setting. A tiny bit of selective sharpening on the head and bill is about all I would do to this if it were mine. Really nice work on the exposure of the whites too!
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 22, 2011 at 7:23 PM
Very nice full frame image, great setting/environment..Comp works fine for me.
Techs look excellent, like that wide open beak and it's a good POV also.
Well done! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments