Preening(WhiteFace Ibis)

[Jude Haase]

Caught this guy/gal right next to it's nest this past weekend and was able to get a bunch of closeups. Image taken in South Louisiana.

30D and 500F4

ISO 640
F4.5
1/200th
Shooting off a tripod in a boat

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great eye contact,pose and colors,nice work!

[carole wiley]

Very nice, I love all of the textures you have here.

[Philip Lombard]

NIce detail.

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Jude,
I like the composition and capture on this one. The colors and feather detail on your subject is great; and the soft green background makes the subject stand out complimenting your subject. For my taste, I would have liked to have seen just a wee bit more of a head turn towards you...:D

[Doug Brown]

Very pretty image Jude. I agree about the head turn, but you pretty much nailed everything else!

[Robert O'Toole]

Love the colors and the fine details, the eye is gorgeous. I usually try to catch the bird straightening the feather when the bill is at the very tip just before it slips out. You should try it.

Wish the head was a little more parallel.

Robert

[Glenn Bartley]

Very nice portrait. I love the red and green together :)