An enjoyable outing today at Myakka River State Park, Florida. This Roseate Spoonbill was feeding happily along the lake shore. I enjoyed watching it stick its head under the water and then quickly raise its head and smack the beak and send everything flying.
Canon 1D Mark IV, 500mm f/4L II, ISO:400, f/5.6@1/3200, Manual, AI Servo AF, evaluative metering, HH. Cropped about 50%. I kept most of the reflection, not knowing a good place to cut it off.
All C&C welcome and appreciated. For all of you back home, close the doors, bring in a good wood supply and stock the pantry!
Glad to see you made it to one of my favorite parks, Dan. You are lucky you caught the spoonies b/c they haven't been as active there this year. Love the feeding behavior, the water splashes and what looks like a fish in its mouth. You need a slight CW rotation here, and I agree with Nick on a crop.
Thanks for comments. Here is a slight CW rotation and crop with less foreground grass. I wanted habitat but maybe the real oof stuff in the lower section was too much.
I'm going to go the other way on the CW rotation. I think the impression is there because of the direction of the waves from back to front, which are moving in a diagonal from upper left to lower right. But looking just at the surface of the water in a horizontal line at the bird's feet, it looks level to me. If others believe I am wrong, can you point out exactly why? Just trying to learn. Thanks!
The goofy look on your spoonbill's face makes me smile :) We probably passed on the highway this morning. As you were headed south to TT, I was headed north to Venice! Hope you had success at TT.
Smacking water
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