Black-faced Ibis

[Ignacio Yufera]

A pair of Black-faced Ibis engaged in mutual preening on the calcium rocks by Lake Sarmiento, Torres del Paine Nat'l Park, Chile.

Canon 1DX, Canon 800 f/5.6, 1/500 @ f/10, ISO 500

[Tim King]

That's an outstanding photo. Fine job.

[gail bisson]

What unusual looking birds.
Great interaction and love the BG.
The coral/rocks is a bit overwhelming and I would crop some off the bottom to just above your signature.
TFS these "new to me" birds,
Gail

[Doug Schurman]

Neat image.

I really like the captured interaction. Good job on the exposure and sharpness.

The bush on the right bugs me a little. You might try cropping or cloning it out.

[Peter Dexter]

Ignacio that is a stunning photo. What a great capture. Those are amazing Ibis. Other Ibis species are so drab by comparison. Would love to see more interesting species from that part of the world.

[John Cooper]

They sure are a good looking ibis Ignacio compared to our species down-under. The interaction adds lots of impact to this composition and the birds are well portrayed against the sky. I do see some magenta cast in the sky on my monitor.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Wonderful capture. Great color and detail throughout. The dynamics of this shot are great. Like Gail mentioned, I could see a version with a bit cropped off the bottom.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent interaction, great light and settings and it rocks to get both sharp.

[Satish Ranadive]

Wonderful image.I like poses of both,colors and sharpness.Love it.

Regards,
Satish.

[Robert Holguin]

Lovely shot.
I really like the interaction captured, wonderful background, great light, and nice comp.
Well done.

[David Salem]

What unique looking Ibis. The shot is very nice with great exposure and detail. To get both birds sharp is a big plus. Well done.

[Shawn Zierman]

Brilliant! Love the interaction, soft bright light quality, and lovely background.
A phenomenal image that is definitely IOTW material imo.

[Frank Schauf]

Great scene and setting you have here.

[christopher galeski]

Beautiful image,both birds nice and sharp,nice light,good interaction,well done.

[Ignacio Yufera]

Thank you all! The magenta tinge is there in the original; it was an overcast noon and the light played some funny tricks on the lake shore. The rocks around the lake, actually calcium carbonate deposits, are so unique that I kind of like them in the image.

[Melissa Groo]

Amazing interaction, sharpness, and colors. Just absolutely stunning. I too like the textures of the rocks and that beautiful background. This is a special image.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Ignacio, what a shot. Beautiful birds...we dont get to see many shots of these. Thx for sharing.

Loved the interaction, shooting angle, the distant creamy BG, the head positions of both...the details. So many things to like.

I am finding the bush on the right a bit distracting. It is pulling the eye away from the action. If mine, I'd crop it out and make this one a squarish( 8 X 10 proportions) crop. I think it will work.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Very cool shot. Love the interaction and neat environment