Florida's Beauty

[ThomasChadwick]

Roseate Spoonbill- Florida

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 600mm f/4 L IS II
Canon 600 EX-RT with Better Beamer
GT3542LS Tripod with WH-200

I was sitting in the muck taking pictures of this Spoonbill. There was a gap in the trees allowing sunlight to pass and illuminate a small area, then he took a couple of steps and was in the beautiful sun. I quickly adjusted the exposure and took this shot.

Manual Mode
1/2500
f/7.1
ISO 640

Typical Lightroom adjustments, nothing fancy.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Beautiful light and pose Thomas. I like the raised foot and water drops

[Troy Lim]

Cheryl pointed the great things about the image. Very nice.

[christopher galeski]

nice one ,like the water drops,nice light good detail,for me would like a bit more room at the back of the bird and above.

[gail bisson]

Good pose and great HA. Good IQ
I like the raised foot and the big water droplet.
I would just change the comp by adding a bit more room left and bottom.
Why did you use a flash?
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the raised foot, pose, HA, water drops and details. Excellent image Thomas!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Lovely low shooting angle, pose with the raised foot and a perfect exposure. Excellent use of flash.
Falling droplets == bonus points.
I'd give a slight more room for the bird in the comp.
I wish the grey mound right in front of the leg wasn't there. I'd tone it down to blend it in a bit more, but that's a minor crit.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice colours, low angle, walking pose. As mentioned the water drops are a nice bonus. I'd have preferred a smoother transition line between the green and tan in the BG...an even lower angle would have helped...but I understand it was likely not possible. Still a fine image of a beautiful species!

[John Robinson]

Strange how views differ. I would prefer more room on the right to get the head more central . Maybe a tad big in the frame but a brilliant bird and shot.
JOhn

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent light, details and bg.

[ThomasChadwick]

Thanks for all the comments and critiques. I used a flash to add a little fill/ make sure a catchlight was in his eye.

Thomas