Roseate Spoonbill

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image early Saturday morning at Circle B Bar Reserve. The band on the leg shows it has been handled and manhandled in the excuse of science. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 360 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition

[John Rowell]

Nicely done Joe. Well exposed, and super sharp. Good angle on the bird. You really nailed this one. I might have placed the bird a little higher in the frame and added a bit more canvas on the right, but very nice as is.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Very beautiful, Joseph! Well exposed and the colours are superb, sharpness is spot-on, lovely detail - wonderful work

Kind regards,

[keith mitchell]

Very well done Joe, nice and sharp and lovely colours, personal hate of mine all these rings and wing tags ect science? I digress would be very pleased if this was mine, thanks for giving us a look.

Keith.

[William Dickson]

Nice image Joe. I love the colours and the sharpness on the bird. The direction of flight and HA very nice. Well done.

Will

[Andreas Liedmann]

Nice one Joe, lovely saturated colors , good tonal and the comp does make this a fine image .
Good work , Joe. Love the details in the feathers .

TFS Andreas

[gail bisson]

Very nice Joe! I had a similar rant about banding on my snowy plover picture!!
Good IQ and tack sharp.
Wouldn't mind a bit more space in front of the bird if you have it.
I like the shadows of the wingtips on the body.
Gail

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joseph, excellent detail, nice and sharp, and just love the colours on your Spoonies. Great eye too. Well captured.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing, commenting and offering suggestions. I appreciate it very much.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Feels quite tight for me.
A very solid BIF otherwise mate. Great wing pose, details and man, that eye! It rocks!
Congrats! :)