A cloudless mid-day in Florida is not the best time to be shooting birds, but I took a lunch break to walk through the rookery at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm back in February with a Nikon D300, 70-200 VRI + Nikon 1.4 tc and an SB800 flash. Not one minute into the walk these two Spoonbills got into a 3 second aerial squabble in the open sky before going their separate ways. Harsh conditions but it was a rare moment. Shot at 165mm, f/5.6, 1/1600, iso 400. Next time I'll try to get them to do it in the 7:30 am light.
04-29-2013, 01:14 AM
arash_hazeghi
this some crazy action, it's great that both are sharp! very well done, I may just destaurate the sky a bit
04-29-2013, 04:16 AM
Jim Thomas
Super moment captured. I'd like to see the whole thing a littlt less saturated.
Jim
04-29-2013, 07:24 AM
Randy Stout
Robert:
Wonderful action! Agree about the saturation. I would tone that down a bit, consider adding 10% canvas around all sides, and try to open the shadows a bit more.
Very nice job capturing this at the peak of the action!
Cheers
Randy
04-29-2013, 07:46 AM
Daniel Cadieux
Pretty cool action here, I don't recall seeing this type of photo with spoonbills. I agree with the suggestions offered, but neat sighting and photograph!
04-29-2013, 08:45 AM
Jim Crosswell
I like the action, sharpness and exposure. Good suggestions above. Well done Robert!
04-29-2013, 08:58 AM
Satish Ranadive
Beautiful image of spoonies with great interaction you have captured here.Very nice HA's,nice colors and composition.
Regards,
Satish.
04-29-2013, 10:05 AM
Stu Bowie
Hi Robert, very well timed to have captured this action. Good wings positions from both, and agree, desaturating the overall image on the sky and spoonies should work.
04-29-2013, 10:44 AM
Grace Scalzo
Robert, Way to be ready for some great action, no matter what the conditions. Good suggestions give above. Super image.
04-29-2013, 10:48 AM
Robert Kimbrell
Man, am I always hoping for an opportunity like that. You did well getting both birds in focus, and no wing clipping. evcellent shot. I hope you give us a repost with less saturation.
04-29-2013, 06:49 PM
Gary Esman
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Excellent image! :S3:
04-29-2013, 07:42 PM
jack williamson
Gary's repost is going in the right direction. Well timed, congratulations!
04-29-2013, 09:22 PM
Robert vanMierop
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Excellent...and consistent...suggestions. Here's another version of a moment that I doubt I'll see again.
04-29-2013, 09:51 PM
David Salem
Great action caught and the repost is right on the money. Well done.
04-29-2013, 09:55 PM
Troy Lim
Crazy action, well captured. Repost looks great, more realistic.
