Spoonbill

[Ryan Lambert]

Spoonbill taken at the Marievale Bird Sanctuary. I decided to spend a bit of time doing a selective blur on the BG as the reeds for me were a tad distracting.

Camera Model Canon 40D
Lens EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1600
Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3
Exposure Compensation 1
ISO Speed 200
<!-- / message --> Focal Length 560mm

[Ken Watkins]

The bird is stunning, good light and sharpness, but I am not sure about the background it looks a bit to blurred to me.

[David Fletcher]

Bird pops nicely Ryan and has good details and sharpness. Don't feel the bg is over blurred as such but a more subtle blur may be preferable.

[Stu Bowie]

Hey Ryan, excellent exposure, and pin sharp. I like the angle of flight, showing good wingspread. The BG looks fine to me, and the spoonbill pops very well from the BG too. Well captured.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Excellent pose, and comp. BG loos good to me, I love the great detail and exppsure you'v got although light was a tad harsh. Excellent DOF.
Congratulations!

[Brian Barcelos]

Very good job on the exposure. Love the way the colors transition on the bird from tip of bill on to the feet. I think you did alright with the BG. I might add a little more room for him to fly into. Congrats.

Brian

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Great work on the exposure Ryan. Whites well handled. Bird stands out nicely against the BG, which looks fine to me.

[Hugh J McLaughlin]

Plenty of detail in the whites and the BG as blurred is ok with me.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Ryan
I cannot for the life of me see any evidence of the PP blurs, so congrats to that! ;)
I love the pose of the bird and light, which ensures plenty of good underfuselage :D details. Thanks for sharing mate. :)