White Faced Ibis

[Don Nelson]

These birds don't give much warning when going from preening to flight....
Canon 1DX 600mm + TC 1.4 III, ISO 800, 1/1250, f8, no flash, manual, HH.
small amount of Nik Efex Pro 4 TC used on bird, rest of image from camera.

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Comments always appreciated!

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent flight shot of this colourful bird, Don.Nice wing position and nice arching line of the bird.

[dankearl]

Very nice flight photo, Don.
Where did you see these beauties?
Sharp, nice color and Nice BG to go with.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent flight pose and sharp details.

[vishaljadhav]

Nice sharp flight image Don,
I see a ting of Blue on the left wing between the blacks, the details are fantastic ,its very difficult to get details on these guys

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice flight pose and beautiful colours. Hint of marshy habitat looks good too - I'd perhaps smooth out the edges of a couple of the harder edged grasses though (the one touching the near wingtip, and the diagonal one at upper right corner). I'd also try to tame some or most of the specular highlights on the leg. Sharp, good details.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Don, great flight pose with the raised wings, and I really like the different curves from the bill right back to the feet. We have a view of both the underwing and top of the wing. Iridescence stands out well, sharp, and if anything, I would have darkned the BG a touch.

[David Salem]

Great flight shot showing the beautiful colors of this species. I like the BG with some of the habitat included. Techs look good and the bird looks nice and sharp. Well done

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Don. A very nice flying pose with good sharpness and comp! I wonder if the whole image could be a little darker? Well done!

[Don Nelson]

Thanks, all, I appreciate the commens and suggestions.
Dan - this was at a NWR in northern California.

[Tim King]

Nicely done, Don. Perfect pose, light and BG. Fine job.