Du-Wet

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Got lucky with some spoonbills the other day, some great morning light and happy bathing spoonies. At first I wished for more dof but am getting used to the idea of the back bird oof. Not sure if I should have left more room top and bottom?
Canon 1DMIII 300 mm 2.8L w 2x
ISO 320 f8@1/1250
C&C always

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

After posting i noticed the grass reed by the bill. I removed the taller blade.

[Ofer Levy]

Light is soft and nice, exposure, sharpness and detail look good to me. Shooting angle a bit high and the oof bird weakens this image IMO.

[gail bisson]

very nice behavioral shot. I love the splashes and the light. I am not crazy about the OOF bird. Did you get any shots without the bird in BG?
gail

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Oh darn . I did get some solo shots too. I thought this one to be a little different with the 2 birds.

[Gary Esman]

Hi Cheryl, Nice light and action here. I am torn on the OOF Spoonbill. In one sense it adds a lot of 3D effect but also takes away from the primary subject. May need CCW. Thanks for sharing. Gary.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Hey Ofer, I gree about the angle. I am always the first to hit the ground but in this case they were at the botom of a hill in the water pond and the hill was blocked by construction fencing. Thanks for the opinions all.

[Ishmeet Sahni]

Very nice image, specially the softness of the light. Have to agree with the others, the OOF bird does distract a bit.

[Jim Fenton]

I like the concept but pretty much what Ofer posted what was what I was going to post...plus I think it needs a bit of CCW rotation.

I would have proffered a lower angle with the m,ain subject higher in the frame whether the oof 2nd was there or not.

Also, I would loose the one single blade of grass in the upper left.