Roseate Spoonbill

Gallery: AvianPosted August 14, 201167 views6 comments

Photo was taken in the Atchafalaya basin in early April. Bird is truyly magnificant and to the best of my ablility I tried to capture detail without the exception of feet..however I figure feet are least important..chuckle..I know mine aren't.
Pre breeding..waiting on its mate the two were constructind a nest if one calls it a nest..these birds ara very nosisy..after seemed like eternity I told me self it wasn't gonna get any better than what I saw so I took the shot...
Shot with a Canon 5D MkII..using a 600mm IS @ f8, 2500s..ISO800..
tri pod mounted..out of a boat..

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on August 14, 2011 at 10:26 AM

Such beautiful birds, and well captured here. I don't miss the feet, my attention was immediately drawn to the beautiful pink plumage and the detail in the head. The bushy foliage at the bottom left that covers the feet does give a nice feel of the habitat for the shot too.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on August 14, 2011 at 11:17 AM

The shades of pink and red are so attractive in this shot. I don't miss the feet at all. Lovely exposure.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on August 14, 2011 at 1:29 PM

Nice exposure and comp. Lovely details...nice work. Sharon

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 14, 2011 at 6:40 PM

Exceptionally sharp and well exposed bird. I might have toned down the lighter foliage in the upper right corner.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on August 15, 2011 at 9:17 AM

Lovely colors that look spot on. Seems to be some good detail in the eye. You should post a larger version for evaluation.

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Comment posted by RL Langston on August 16, 2011 at 3:44 PM

Lovely colors that look spot on. Seems to be some good detail in the eye. You should post a larger version for evaluation.

Angela McCain
Sugar Land, TX

Not sure why my work be evaluated..I'm only interested in the evaluation of a magazine..I share my photos for critique hoping to get better at my craft .

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