Incoming Roseate Spoonbill

[Axel Hildebrandt]

This is one I made at Alafia Banks when James Shadle took us there on his boat. This bird landed somewhat unexpectedly in the shade and I was not set up for it. The original was underexposed because of that.

http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/125418625/original.jpg

1D4, 500f4, 1/1600s, f/5.6, ISO 400, manual exposure

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful timing Axel ! Good eye contact and detail and well composed.

[denise ippolito]

Seems a bit grey on my monitor. I like the pose and the underwing details.

[Stu Bowie]

Good wingspread for the landing posture, and I like the leaning head. We dont get these colours on our spoonbills, so Ive always enjoyed these Roseate spoonbills.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Beautiful. Loved the crop. very strong comp...the bill line intersecting the corner. Excellent shooting angle, Axel.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved the angle here Axel Bhai, nice colors and underwing details... well done

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Beautiful. Loved the crop. very strong comp...the bill line intersecting the corner. Excellent shooting angle, Axel.

Thanks, Kaustubh! We were standing in the water, which was almost up to the waist. :)

[arash_hazeghi]

Looks very good Axel, nice pose and good details, might tone down the brighter reflections on the water.

[Lorant Voros]

Axel, if it was underexposed you mad a very good recovery of the image. Nice detail, indeed and good pose.

Lorant

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Nice landing pose and details. You did well recovering the dark pixels. I wish the ring was not there.

[Fabs Forns]

Sweet contrasting colors and wing spread landing, habitat, all green works for me.