On Golden Bay

Roseate Spoonbill
Tampa Bay, Florida via the Hooptie Deux during BPN Staff visit.

Nikon D700, Sigma 300-800mm @ 800mm
ISO 400, 1/800 @ F10
A little S-Curve

PS The Spoonbill's head is facing the camera:w3.

Nice image. I think it would be nice to see more pattern in the BG - looks like it is there - just a matter of PP. I also feel that cropping a bit tighter, will balance the composition.

James I like the composition and space. It's a beautiful silhouette, love the colour and reflection. The raised foot and head angle adds. Great mood, make me want to be there TFS :cheers:

James, I think the composition is perfect. I like the rich early morning colors and the reflection adds interest. Nicely done.:S3:

James:

It was a beautiful morning.

Foot up pose adds interest, like the subtle rim lighting. I might be tempted to crop up a bit form the bottom to move him off the horizontal midline.

Thanks again for a great outing.

Cheers

Randy

Gorgeous shot James. The raised foot adds nicely to the image. Do agree about cropping a little off the bottom.

The colours puts this over the top, and of course the raised foot is a nice touch. I feel you may have over done the NR on the water, as the reflection in parts does look a tad smudgy. Another vote for a little off the bottom.

Stuart,
When I posted it I thought the same thing and went back to the RAW file to compare.
That's how it looked in the RAW file with no noise reduction applied.
Go figure.

Fantastic image James. Great colors. Love that raised foot.

Beautiful colors, diagnostic spoonie silhouette, and whatever caused it I like the sort of watercolor effect of the reflection.

Thanks for the explaination James. The RAW file doesnt lie.:w3

Lovely image James, with great colour and silhouette. As mentioned raised foot adds a lot to the silhouette. I would also consider a little crop from the bottom.

James, one heck of a shot. Great color, pose, angle....and loved that watercolor reflection. Nice use of space here.

Very nice image James! This one must have been early out in the water in order to get a clear view with the sun out in the east.

Beautiful colors. The pose really works as a silhouette! Agree with the crop suggestions above.

Charles

Excellent work, James. I actually like the use of space here. Lovely color and pose. My only nit is the jaggies visible on the bill.

love the colors, a silhouette that's actually nice :bg3: