Roseate Spoonbill

Gallery: AvianPosted June 24, 2010229 views20 comments

One from a couple of years ago that I recently reworked. I barely squeezed it into the frame, so I added some sky all around.

30D, 500f4, 1/2000 sec, 6.3, ISO 250, full frame plus

David
South Louisiana

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on June 24, 2010 at 5:36 PM

Terrific sharpness and feather detail, and nice soft light. Way to go.
Spoonbills are a favorite subject of mine, but when they fly this close I usually manage to get some part of them out of the frame. Were you hand-holding that 500?

Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 24, 2010 at 5:46 PM

Very nice flight shot. I like the fact that the background for the head of the spoonbill is all wing and not part wing and part sky. Larger version sure shows off the sharpness. Nice capture.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on June 24, 2010 at 5:48 PM

Glad you dug this one up. Super image all around. Great wing position, excellent dof and terrific sharpness - the eye just stands out. Your added canvas worked very well with the composition.

Thanks for sharing this.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on June 24, 2010 at 5:53 PM

Thanks to everyone for the feedback.

Buck,,,,this was panning on a tripod with gimbal head. I usually end up cutting something off when they are in this tight but I got lucky on this one.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by denise ippolito on June 24, 2010 at 7:19 PM

Excellent sharp details and colors look spot on. I do wish the bill was not merging w/ the wing but it stands out well. You did a very nice job w/ the detail on the underside of bird.

Registered on December 17, 2009, 202 Posts, 1529 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 25, 2010 at 1:20 AM

Not a nit from me!
Sharp detail, EXcellent pose and wing position, great eye and comp!

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 25, 2010 at 9:52 AM

Love the detail and especially the position of the wings....I see Denise's point, but personally think the wing position more than makes up for the wing intersecting with the bill. The colors are also superb. nice work David!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on June 25, 2010 at 10:03 AM

Wonderful flight shot, David!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on June 25, 2010 at 10:15 AM

Outstanding flight shot!

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on June 25, 2010 at 10:28 AM

Another great job, David! The pose and details of this Roseate Spoonbill are really beautiful.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on June 25, 2010 at 11:50 AM

Hi LB,
Nothing but sweetness in this one. Superb details throughout.
Thanks for posting,
Ronnie G.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments

Comment posted by Bob McQuade on June 25, 2010 at 2:11 PM

Incredible image! But how do you get that kind of DOF with those settings?

Registered on October 8, 2009, 214 Posts, 432 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on June 25, 2010 at 5:18 PM

beautiful, David. love the colors and detail, wing position is great, and the wing/bill overlap does not bother me. excellent comp with the added canvas--congrats on keeping this one in the frame!

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Jude Haase on June 25, 2010 at 6:05 PM

Killer flight shot David!!

Registered on April 3, 2006, 236 Posts, 1657 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 25, 2010 at 6:27 PM

Sweet flight shot David!

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Troy Lim on June 26, 2010 at 12:20 AM

Great shot.

Registered on February 25, 2010, 17 Posts, 50 Comments

Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on June 26, 2010 at 1:15 AM

Very nicely captured flight shot, David! The sharpness and color are supreme against the smooth blue BG.

Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on June 26, 2010 at 3:09 AM

W!!! Smoking flight shot David!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on June 26, 2010 at 11:19 AM

Wonderful colours, wingspread n details!
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Chetan Rangaraj on June 26, 2010 at 4:32 PM

Incredible... love the pose, light and detail you've captured David..

Registered on February 12, 2009, 17 Posts, 27 Comments