Spoonbill Portrait

[Mike Godwin]

http://gatorland.com/blogs/rookery/files/2008/03/spoonbill-headshot.jpg


Nikon D200 w/ Sigma 170 - 500 400 ISO F/10 1/400 0 Step


Photo taken at Gatorland in Orlando, FL. on 3/18/08 at 5:56pm. This is a male Spoonbill, part of a breeding pair of "wild" Roseatte Spoonbills nesting within the Gatorland Rookery. Slight crop and cloned out a small branch on left.

Mike Godwin
Gatorland

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Nice looking bird with great colors,details and eye contact,I would prefer a better angle

[Steve Maxson]

A very nice specimen with great color and detail, Mike. I find the very dark area in the lower right corner to be quite distracting. You might consider a tighter crop from the right to eliminate most of this dark area.

[Gary "Jake" Jacobson]

The feathers toward the back of the bird are a little soft and I would prefer a little more room on top and left side of the image. Great light, exposure and sky in this image. Nicely done.

[geothomas]

Beautiful colors Mike. Some flash to fill in the dark areas lower right would help. Look forward to seeing you there again real soon.

[Mike Tracy]

If there is some more room on top this could be a interesting crop if pursued further.

[Del Cockroft]

Superb colours and a very pleasing image. As already stated a little more room on top would be nice. The OOF back doesn't bother me too much as my eyes are immediately drawn to the head of the Spoonbill.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great details and head angle. The angle is a bit steep and overall too tight in the frame.

[Maxis Gamez]

HI Mike,

I almost miss this one. Very sharp. The composition works for me. Excellent details and exposure.

See you tomorrow!