African Sacred Ibis

[Stu Bowie]

I am hoping to go back to this location tomorrow morning where there is a Heron Rookery, Grey and Black Headed Herons, as well as Egrets and these Sacred Ibis's. I managed to capture this fellow in early morning light, and I like the full wingspread of the near wing. Unfortunately taken against a boring sky BG.

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300mm F/2.8 +2X TC = 600mm
1/3200
F/6.3
ISO 640

Manual exposure
Hand Held.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Stu, love the way the wings arch forward. Nice control of the B&W's, highlighted by the cracking blue backdrop, you lucky fellow.

TFS
Steve

[William Dickson]

Very nice Stu. What a fantastic flight pose. Love the detail on the bird and, as Steve said, the BG shows the bird real well. Great exposure.

Will

[Joseph Przybyla]

Yup, all's been said... lovely image Stu. An Ibis but quite different from the one's here. Thank you for sharing.

[Tim Foltz]

Stu, nice details and wing position, to bad the head is kind of lost in the rear shadow of the back wing, but it's still very nice.
Keep 'em coming.

-Tim

[Glenn Pure]

Great shot. Your handling of the lighting here is really excellent - always a challenge with black and white birds. But everyone else has said it - keep them coming.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Stu - Nice light and I too like the arch of the wings here. Good control/exp of blacks and whites. in an ideal world the head wouldn't intersect the far wing. Good luck tomorrow!

TFS,
Rachel

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all for the feedback. Always appreciated.

[gail bisson]

Love the IQ and the perfect exposure.
Agree that the head is a bit lost against the far wing.
Got any more for us from today?!!
gail

[Stu Bowie]

Got any more for us from today?!!

Thanks Gail. Unfortunately it was very overcast and windy this morning so I did not go out. I'm already looking forward to next weekend.