Spoonie Touchdown Dance!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Taken last year while on my tour and on Capt. James boat. I try to isolate the spoonbills against the dark mangrove BG's whenever I can. Freezing in Arches is on the way next week for some night shooting on my tour.....but then I have the Florida tours shortly after to warm up!
ISO 800 at f/7.1 for 1/3200 sec.
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[Randy Stout]

Roman:

Excellent pose, open bill, dark BG.

Perfect crop for my tastes.

I might try a version just slightly brighter, to try and lift the gloom on the legs, and brighten the whites a little, without losing the darker BG.

Cheers

Randy

[Nick Palmieri]

Nice flight pose. I like the open beak capture and the wing position is just perfect. Debating on some more light on the lower part of the image but works as presented.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice plight pose and rich colours. I would have liked the beak closed better, but it is just my personal taste with this bird.

[Rachel Hollander]

Roman - I like the fitting title and the colors look great. I also wonder if you can bring out a little more in the lower portion.

TFS,
Rachel

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the incoming pose, sharpness, composition and dark BG. Well done Roman!

[Daniel Cadieux]

You couldn't ask for a more dynamic pose from this fella! Like you I like the dark mangroves and find the result appealing. Beautiful image...

[Marina Scarr]

Love that gorgeous bird against the dark BG, Roman. I wouldn't change a thing. That bird is just glowing. Wish this were mine. That pose is something else!

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image with apt title.Love the pose,wing position,beautiful colors and dark BG.

Regards,
Satish.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Hey Roman, you've captured an excellent pose with that open mouth. The bird is aglow in that light and it stands out so well against that dark bg. A nice example where a square comp works!

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot!!
That is a amazing pose, the dark background really make the spoonbill pop!!.
Very well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Roman, these guys seem to pop against any BG, and in this, the wings really show up nicely. Love the open bill, and agree, lightening the legs a touch more will work.

[christopher galeski]

nice image Roman,love the dark BG,great pose.thanks.