Juvi Spoonbill

[Troy Lim]

http://www.troylimphotography.com/photos/918181407_ogQcm-L.jpg
<table id="Inbox" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 120%;" width="30%">Camera:</td> <td style="font-size: 120%;">D700 (http://www.flickr.com/cameras/nikon/d700/)
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 120%;" width="30%">Exposure:</td> <td style="font-size: 120%;">0.001 sec (1/1600)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 120%;" width="30%">Aperture:</td> <td style="font-size: 120%;">f/8.0</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 120%;" width="30%">Focal Length:</td> <td style="font-size: 120%;">700 mm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>ISO Speed:</td> <td>200</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Exposure Bias:</td> <td>-1/3 EV</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Flash:</td> <td>No Flash</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Mike Milicia]

Lovely portrait!
Great pose, detail, exposure, and comp, and dark BG works well.

[Ricardo Rodriguez]

You nailed the exposure, Troy. Delicate colors and nice detail. Lovely all around!

[Cory Bucher]

Excellent exposure Troy, was this handheld or with tripod? Just curious what lens? Well done.

[Michael Stern]

Mr. Audubon would be proud...
Very Nice Image
Mike

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Troy,

I also like the dark background and how it displays the bird. The soft pinks are lovely. The slight head turn is just right in my opinion. Well exposed and good detail. Well done and thanks for sharing.

[Fabs Forns]

Very lovely head portrait that would have been a great vertical IMO. Very dramatic color palette.

[Troy Lim]

Thank you all for the great comments, really appreciate it.
@Cory, I shot this with 500mm + 1.4 TC on Gitzo.
@Fabs, isolation was difficult that day as the banks were full of Juvi ibis and spoonbill. This was so close that I only got part of the legs. If you get a chance to go with James, hope they will be there.

[Sid Garige]

Perfect exposure Troy. Killer details.

[denise ippolito]

Sweet young one. I like the pose and the details and exposure look great. The BG really makes the bird stand out. Well done.:)

[Troy Lim]

Sid and Denise, thank you.

[Fabs Forns]

If you get a chance to go with James, hope they will be there.

We will, but you will be away :(

[Troy Lim]

We will, but you will be away :(

Yeah I will be out of town, heading to HOTLANTA.
Next time for sure.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice portrait Troy, everything looks good

[Troy Lim]

very nice portrait Troy, everything looks good

Thank you Arash.

[Hendri Venter]

Top notch detail and exposure spot on as mentioned. Very nice portrait Troy.