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Judy Lynn Malloch
10-24-2008, 09:58 PM
This image was taken of the roseate spoonbill last spring on one of our visits to Fort Desoto. It was early in the morning and the light was still very soft. Fortunately no one had come to the beach as yet and we had a few minutes to enjoy these beautiful birds before they left for the day.

Nikon D3
Nikon 600mm F4
IDSO 800
1/320, F7.1
manual

All comments are appreciated. Thanks.
James Salywoda
10-24-2008, 10:01 PM
Totally gorgeous Judy excellent colors and detail the composition is stunning.....
Ramon M. Casares
10-24-2008, 10:07 PM
Light is terrific Judy as it is BG ans pose, detail is fantastic and the comp works perfectly, I just noticed that some Reds are blown out (not sure if that is the "way to say it") I would try to work those reds again, although a PP issue is minor, the shot itself is simply gorgeous! Congratulations!
Judy Lynn Malloch
10-24-2008, 10:19 PM
Ramon many thanks for your comments as they are always appreciated. This spponbill was in breeding plumage and only some of the feathers get that dark pink or red color so they look as presented in this image. I can certainly see what you were thinking were blown out reds though..

Again many thanks Ramon
judylynn
Ramon M. Casares
10-24-2008, 10:31 PM
You are very welcome Judy! Thnaks for the info as I didn't really know about the colours of the breeding plumage. Still, I think that if you'd work in the red channel a very little bit, you could get some detail, specially in the shoulder area :)
Trey Barron
10-24-2008, 10:56 PM
Love the pose and the light. There is a dust spot or something in the upper right of the frame. Other than that I would not change a thing.
Joseph Kurkjian
10-24-2008, 11:39 PM
It's perfect, thanks for sharing.

Regards,

Joe Kurkjian
Simon Bennett
10-25-2008, 03:46 AM
Exquisite pose and colours.
Don Lacy
10-25-2008, 07:25 AM
Beautiful image, I love the pastel colors in the BG.
bill kominsky
10-25-2008, 07:47 AM
You deserve a huge congrats on this one Judy, just gorgeous, and thank you for sharingm it;s wonderful.

Bill
Greg Basco
10-25-2008, 08:51 AM
Judy, beautiful image. Aside from that slight dust spot already mentioned, I think all that's left is to pick out a frame.

Cheers,
Greg
Manos Papadomanolakis
10-25-2008, 09:39 AM
It`s a really beauty Judy,congrats!!!
Stu Bowie
10-25-2008, 11:25 AM
Amazing colours, and the exposure is spot on. An outstanding image Judy.
Charles Glatzer
10-25-2008, 02:41 PM
Judy Lynn,

This is Wonderful. Love the pose, background and the exposure looks right on. I see no clipping of detail on my monitor. I would refine the crop a bit, but best to let the editor decide ;)

Best,

Chas
Maxis Gamez
10-25-2008, 06:43 PM
Hi Judy,

Gorgeous pose and colors. I don't have a problem with the reds. However you left a dust spot in the top right corner.
Rafael Rodriguez Mojica
10-25-2008, 10:16 PM
Beautiful picture. I like the exposure with the subtle colors as well as the composition and bg. Roseate Spoonbills are really gorgeous birds.


This image was taken of the roseate spoonbill last spring on one of our visits to Fort Desoto. It was early in the morning and the light was still very soft. Fortunately no one had come to the beach as yet and we had a few minutes to enjoy these beautiful birds before they left for the day.

Nikon D3
Nikon 600mm F4
IDSO 800
1/320, F7.1
manual

All comments are appreciated. Thanks.
Raul Quinones
10-26-2008, 05:53 PM
Beautiful picture, love the color and light in this one.
Juan Aragonés
10-27-2008, 09:58 AM
What a great light Judy! The smooth, bicolored, background is really sweet and the bird pose is fantastic. The reflection on the water adds a lot to this image. Oh, I madly love this species:p