landing Spoonbill

Canon EOS 7D
Canon 300 2.8 x 2
SS 1/3200
f 6.5
ISO 800
+3.2 step

Your comments and advice would be appreciated

I love it! Great suspended-in-air pose, perfect exposure, sharp and a complimentary bg.

Nice exposure, pose, and sharpness. I love the purple and gold BG. I do wish the head was turned towards us a tad more.

Beautiful! I like the pose and the colors. Exposure is perfect. Excellent work!

Chris, I really like how the bill and feet mimic each other. The landing pose is fantastic! Sharp and well exposed.

Very well done. Love the feet, the SH, and the perfect EXP. And yes to all the positives above. I would have preferred that the far wing were more swept back to avoid the merge with the head. I agree with Aidan: with the bird angling slightly towards us the head needed to be on straight.....

Super sharp detail and exposure. Like the pose and comp ;)

Another absolute stunner Chris...You enjoying that 7D 300f 2.8 combo?

Good time of day, good position, good bird.