Roseate Spoonbill+Repost

Gallery: AvianPosted April 27, 2013715 views12 comments

I love the colors of these beautiful birds.

Critiques and comments are very welcome and appreciated. Thanks for looking!

Canon 5D3
300mm f/4L IS + 1.4 TC = 420mm
1/640, f/5.6, ISO 400
88% of full frame
8:23am; 4-27-13

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on April 27, 2013 at 8:55 PM

Unusual setting for this spoonbill and I love the colors -- I like the sharp foreground as it fades to the blurred background -- good job

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 27, 2013 at 10:35 PM

Nice pose and head turn, Carol. Excellent job on the dof and exposure.

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Comment posted by Kirk Greene on April 27, 2013 at 10:52 PM

The spoonbill's color really stands out nicely against the green FG & BG!

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on April 27, 2013 at 10:55 PM

Beautiful image of this colorful bird! I love the pose and the habitat. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on April 28, 2013 at 3:07 AM

Carol,

The colours here are really amazing, makes our African Spoonbill look quite dull in comparison.

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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on April 28, 2013 at 6:41 AM

Excellent shot of this very colorful bird, good DOF to get the bill and eye in focus. Nice setting also.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 28, 2013 at 8:06 AM

They are beautiful birds Carol, nicely rendered colors in this soft even light.
I like all the greenery that not only frames the bird nicely, but contrasts well.
Very good details, like this squared-off & centered comp too..
Have a great Sunday!

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on April 28, 2013 at 2:48 PM

Carol,

Nice job with the exposure and focus...................................Jim

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on April 28, 2013 at 2:57 PM

A great frontal shot with excellent DOF. You've caught the colours beautifully Carol.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 28, 2013 at 3:21 PM

Really nice job on the exposure and like the contrast between the bird and green foliage. I do wish this wasn't so centered and think the comp would be improved if you cropped off a decent portion of the left side ( if mine, I would loose half of what you have on the left). It also seems like it might need small CW rotation.
Don't mean that to sound nit picky, but I do think it would take a really nice image and send it over the top.

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on April 28, 2013 at 3:36 PM

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Kurt, I took both of your suggestions - removed half of the left side and made a slight rotation. I like this much better, but would be curious about what others think. Thanks so much!

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 24, 2013 at 2:50 PM

Carol that is a beautiful bird the exposure and the sharpness of the bird looks spot on!

Keith.

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