Roseate spoonbills

This was the hottest perch in town and the best entertainment to boot.


Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Lens (mm): 840 (600mm +1.4x)
ISO: 100
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/500
Exp. Comp.: +0.7

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gary

Love the way you convey a sense of motion in this photo; it almost looks like a race with the upper bird lunging for the finish line! I would add some canvas on the right and also up top. The clipped wing is easily fixed since it's blurred, and having an intact wing with a little extra room would really add to an already excellent image. Thanks for posting!

love the feel of this! agree with doug about adding a little to the right and top. would make it a winner for sure!

Agree with previous comments, but really love this image - it's a winner! Great sense of action.

ditto all the above....a sweet image that can be made even sweeter.
Like they were looming in the darkness, some infrequently seen avian......super image

Image appears a bit dark and dull as it is in Adobe RGB, best presented as sRGB

Great timing and action. I agree on more space top and right if you have and it looks a bit dark on my monitor.

Thanks for the nice comments and suggestions. Here's my try at them. I add to the top and right and lighten it up a touch.

Thanks again.
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gary

The repost looks definitely better and I might add even more canvas.

I agree about adding even more canvas.

Great repost. Personal taste, I would go a tad lighter on the background...:D

Absolutely beautiful and I like the repost.

One more time. I must say I like it a lot more with the extra space. Thanks.

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gary

Now it's perfect!

Thanks Doug.

Beautiful image, Gary. It has a fantasy look to it. I like the sharp faces and blurred wings.