Roseate Spoonbills on Gold

[Scott Grant]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4507023104_4187360d04_o.jpg

D700
500mm VR
1.7X Teleconverter
1/800th
f6.7
ISO 500.
Edited in Capture NX2. Removed some debris on the left of the frame and lightened the birds somewhat with a couple of control points.

[Troy Lim]

Scott, great golden BG. How did you do that? Like to learn from you.

[Markus Jais]

Stunning! Wonderful pose and action. The BG is incredible!!

Markus

[Joe Senzatimore]

One sweet image. The BG puts it over the top for me.

[Scott Grant]

Thanks Markus and Joe!

Troy, thanks to you also. The BG is a result of the reflection of the setting sun. i just kept repositioning my tripod to keep the birds in good reflections. Hope that helps!

[Michael Pancier]

a sight to see. Never seen a spoonie in golden light like this.

[Mark Dumbleton]

Superb stuff Scott. Lovely golden light and enjoy the interaction between the 2 birds. Everything works so well in this!

[Verena Meraldi]

Incredible contrast between birds and BG!! What a superb image.