Spoonie from Desoto GTG

[Robert Amoruso]

From last weekend's Desoto GTG. Though I photographed the Spoonie larger in the frame, I removed the TC and created this image then cropped into a RoT's comp. Desaturated reds and white balanced the image against the white on the bird. I left the overall tonality low (did not brighten in a lot in Levels) as it better matches the feel I had when creating the image.

Canon 1D Mark III
600mm
Subject dist: 28m
1/60 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
Exp comp: +1
ISO: 800
White balance: Cloudy
Flash: External E-TTL
Flash exp comp: -1/3

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light, serene mood and eye contact add to it.

[Linda Robbins]

Lovely early morning feel to this image. Good composition and nice pastel color, It was nice seeing you at Ft. DeSoto!