Roseate Spoonbill

[Helen Hauver]

Second attempt to send this post. This roseate blessed us with a very close encounter. Wrong camera lens - having my Sigma 50-500 lens on, but luckily I was able to still get a close view.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 30D
Date/Time: 2007:11:30 12:25:01
Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -1 1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous (high): frame 1
ISO: 200
Lens: 50 to 500mm
Focal length: 500mm
AF mode: AI Focus AF
Image size: 3504 x 2336
Image quality: Raw
White balance: Auto
Picture effect: Standard
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: 3
Contrast: Normal
Sharpness level: 3
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[Fabs Forns]

Hi Helen,

You succeeded in uploading, but the image looks to small for us to properly evaluate.
Try and take advantage of our 750 pixels 145 kb limit!

From waht I can see, I would like a slight head turn your way and a lower angle.

Thanks for your patience :)

[Helen Hauver]

Hi, back again. This should be the copy that you can review. Sorry about the inconvenience. I had to get my photographer buddy over here to guide me on resizing. Anyway, here it is.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Helen, PM if you have problems sizing Will guide you !!!

Good detail on the bird and whites look good Would love to see this bird in softer light There is a high contrast between the bird and bg Not much you can do about it !!!!! btw you can go to 750 on size if you like

[Helen Hauver]

Thank you Al. Looking forward to posting more photos. Take care.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

One of my favorite birds Helen and you did well to get so close. Would like to see this posted larger. Thanks for sharing.

[Jim Neiger]

Hi Helen,

I like the pose and composition. I also like the spoonie against the dark bg. The lighting isn't perect, but you did well with the exposure. I agree with the others about the size of the image.