Spoonbill

[Chris Kotze]

Canon EOS 7D
Canon 300mm f/2.8 + 2 x Tc
SS 1/4000 Sec
F5.6
ISO 800

Your comments and advice would be appreciated

[Nico Steenberg]

Great shot Chris ! Spoonie is pin sharp with great detail and the bg colours is super. I feel that the comp is a bit tight on the frond, will give him more space to fly in too. Well done !!

Thinking to make a turn there again on Sunday afternoon ;)

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Chris, I echo Nico's comments and agree that a tad more room in front would take this over the top. Very nice :)

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful sharp details and nice exposure. I might tone down the highlights on the feet and I do wish it were angled just a bit more towards us. When I first looked at it I thought it was an Ibis. Are there eggs in there?

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Excellent exposure and beautiful flight pose. Love the lighting and the very pleasing BG. My only wish besides a tad more canvas on the left would be if it it had been captured a second earlier to have a bit better eye contact. Many thanks for sharing Chris.

[Chris Kotze]

Thanks Nico,Nicki, Denise and Judy for the commments and advice. I added a bit of space :)

[Michael Zajac]

Good suggestions already given. Great sharpness and flight pose.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Much better - really lovely :)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Like the repost much better chris !!!!:)

[Eric Diller]

Excellent inflight. I too thought is was an Ibis!

[Stu Bowie]

Good flying posture Chris, and good job on the whites. I like the detail, together with layered BG.

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice whits and BG colors. For me, a slight turn towards us and shame on the strong shadow on the opposite wing. TFS.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Chris, repost is better. Loved the details and light. Great Bg and perfect eye level shooting angle. It seems he is changing direction. A better head position would have taken this to another level.

[Loukie Viljoen]

Much much better composition.

[Gal Shon]

The repost work very well, exposure, light and BG looks very good.
Wish the flying angle here a bit more toward us

[Chris Kotze]

Thanks for all the advice and comments, it's much appreciated:)

[Chris van Rooyen]

Re-post is very good, light and sharpness spot on. Whites well exposed. Angle could be a little bit better.