Great Blue with Wood

[Michael Rosenbaum]

Having been faced with several days of poor light, I am posting an image from 1/16 taken at Loxahatchee NWR, Boynton Beach, FL. A great blue was building a nest, getting the wood from a vacated nest and offered this view.
Canon 40D, 500mm, ISO200, F5.6, -2/3

[Arlene Spagna]

Hi Michael, I like this. Beautiful wing-spread and detail.

[Mike Wilson]

Wonderful topshot with nest material, killer. Not an easy one to get IMO. I might take some off the top and brighten it a tad.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Outtstanding image Michael and perfect flight pose showing off the topside so beautifully. A real winner Michael. Love it !!! The branch is a wonderful bonus !!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice, great wingspread indeed! I like the curled feather at bottom. Too bad the sky is not more vibrant, but I'd take this any day.

[Dan O'Leary]

Wonderful shot. I'm envious. Were it mine, I might see if I could bring up the colors a bit without giving it an oversaturated look and trim a bit off the top. This is a wall-hanger for sure!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose and details. I would either cut a bit off the top or put the bird higher in the frame.

[Tim McIntyre]

Beautiful as posted .

[Stephen Stephen]

I'd be pleased to have created this one Michael.

[Linda Robbins]

A beautiful flight pose and the stick is great. I wish the bird were flying a bit more toward you so that the head position was a little better, but still a lovely image.

[Glenn Bartley]

Really nice. I would keep the top and bottom space similar (maybe just a bit more on top) and then make the blues a bit more vibrant.

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Michael,

Love the pose and wings. I would add a hair of sharpening but that would be it for me!

[Lance Warley]

The light is so good and the bird's pose is so graceful, it almost looks like a Renaissance oil painting.

Superb, Michael.

P.S. If the weather's good, I'll be at Wako tomorrow.