Glossy Ibis - take 1

[Tony Whitehead]

Another shot from South Africa. Glossy Ibis launching against a background of high reeds and blue sky.
Nikkon D300
Nikon 200-400 @ 300mm
ISO 800, 1/2500 f5.6

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Very lovely capture showing off the beautiful color in their feathers. Excellent detail and I like the forward motion of the wings. My only wish would have been to have captured this a tad sooner before it got by you but still a great image and congratulations i capturing this image in such wonderful light. Thanks for sharing Tony.

[bill kominsky]

Great detail in this image Tony, eye contact, wing position, color and BG, love it. And thank you for all you've done and thank you for sharing this wonderful image.

Bill

[Jose Suro]

Beautiful! You captured the gloss perfectly. Crystal as well. Only nit and it's inconsequential - an all reed background would have been perfect for me. A super image as is though.

Best,

Jose

[Mark Schmitt]

Looks a lot like the "White-faced Ibis". Nice shot here. Only nit is, there seems to be a blue banding between reeds and sky tones; maybe some blending? Good image: bird is well done. Nice ;-)

[Vincent Grafhorst]

Neat shot Tony. This pose shows the nice glossy wings well. A slight turn towards you rather than away would have made this even better. After reading Mark's comment I also notice the banding he mentions...?

[James Salywoda]

I'm with Judy on the critique Tony but still a nice shot....

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice action and pose. I would tone down the legs and the BG. The head turn is not ideal, but it is still a fine image.

[Tony Whitehead]

Looks a lot like the "White-faced Ibis". Nice shot here. Only nit is, there seems to be a blue banding between reeds and sky tones; maybe some blending? Good image: bird is well done. Nice ;-)

I think this is due to the seed heads/plumes of the reeds being a different colour and density to the leaves.