African Spoonbill

[Chris Kotze]

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +2.0x
ISO 500
SS 1/1250
Manual Exposure
Your comments and advice are appreciated

[HadiAnsari]

Hi Chris
A wonderful picture.You have a very beautiful moment captured.If the bottom of the image was a little better
thak you

[Chris Kotze]

I did a repost with more space at the bottom thanks

[Randy Stout]

Chris:

Your bird is sharp, very well exposed, nice wing spread, head stands out well from back wing. Nice orange pops of color, like the pale eye.

I like the added canvas below, but I would do a little more cleanup on the bottom where you added the canvas. Repeating lines and the offset reflection look a bit odd.

Cheers

Randy

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot. Exposed very well, love the landing pose, excellent detail, and I like the repost with the added room.
Well done.

[dankearl]

Repost is better with more room.
Very nice wing position with the shadow.

[Arno Ellmer]

Superb capture Chris ! I like the wing posture ,the good exposure of the whites,sharpness and the pink legs , as well as the serene bg.Repost is improvement..

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Chris, good landing pose, well exposed and sharp, and I like the reflected reeds in the BG. Repost is an improvement.

[Chris Kotze]

Thanks for all the comments and advice, Here is the original image with no added canvas. I should have allowed the space at the bottom originally however I must have cut the bottom some how when I added my signature.
I did a quick canvas add as I did not have the original copy with me at the time.

[Ken Watkins]

Chris,

This is a beauty, well done, for me at least an unusual pose.

[Bill Dix]

Your original capture (pane #9) is quite lovely, and nicely composed with room at the bottom. I could do without the debris in the LRC. Very nice pose and detail.

[Daniel Cadieux]

The best option for me would be the image in pane #9 with the bottom debris removed. Even subtle things like the wavelets passing at the bottom of the yellow vertical streak make that one more "real" and interesting. Great pose, taken at the most dynamic phase. Techs look spot-on.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely capture. Super sharp with great colors and exposure. Love how the far wing acts as a backdrop to the head. Like the repost with added space below.

[Chris Kotze]

Thanks everyone