White Ibis

Gallery: AvianPosted December 28, 2010250 views19 comments

Florida, 11/2010
D300s
500mm + TC 1.4
1/800 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: +2/3
ISO: 500
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 28, 2010 at 1:48 AM

Love the landing pose Sandy - nice detail in the larger version

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 28, 2010 at 5:06 AM

Sweet photo Sandy!!! Excellent detail

Ken Archer

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

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 28, 2010 at 8:41 AM

Nice Sandy. Exposure looks good as does sharpness. Nice BG too.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Paula Dittrick on December 28, 2010 at 8:52 AM

Super photo of one of my favorite birds. Was this Ding Darling? Handheld?

Registered on May 2, 2006, 16 Posts, 179 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 28, 2010 at 9:53 AM

Larger version is awesome. Beautiful detail and clarity, wonderful "pose."

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 28, 2010 at 9:58 AM

Very nice Sandy. Great pose. Detail in the larger version looks great. Nice job on the exposure.

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

Comment posted by Danny Laredo on December 28, 2010 at 10:09 AM

Sweet flight pose Sandy.

Registered on March 18, 2008, 71 Posts, 332 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on December 28, 2010 at 10:32 AM

Great wing position on this one, and a very good job on the exposure too, the whites look spot on to me. Top shot, Sandy.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 28, 2010 at 11:33 AM

Nice position - I like the head and beak against the distant wing.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on December 28, 2010 at 1:33 PM

Nice capture, Sandy. Larger image looks good.

Hand-held or tripod?

If you have vineza 2, I would be tempted to pull the Ibis in and bring out the structure, maybe 10% or so.

Cheers,

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by dan elster on December 28, 2010 at 2:08 PM

The larger version looks great! I like the nice smooth colored backround and the position of the birds legs.

Registered on September 23, 2005, 299 Posts, 2443 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 28, 2010 at 2:57 PM

Paula, this was taken at the Green Cay Nature area, SW Florida.
All my flight shots are hand-held.

Cheers -

Sandy

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

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on December 28, 2010 at 5:15 PM

Well done, Sandy!

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 28, 2010 at 7:55 PM

The flight posture makes this shot for me Sandy. Love the curve of the bill against the wing background.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 28, 2010 at 9:03 PM

I always love the wing forward position-it opens up the wing for full detail. Beautiful with that blue eye. The head seems just a little soft. I'd try another round of sharpening.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 29, 2010 at 11:34 AM

Beautiful Sandy, with a TERRIFIC pose. Love the wing position, as well as head and leg/feet positions.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on December 29, 2010 at 11:36 AM

Cool shot, Angela ! Great pose. Excellent detail and sharpness !!!
Cheers.
Mauro