Spoonbill flight pano

[Doug Brown]

I had my first spoonbill encounter shortly after sunrise on James Shadle's boat. We put on waders and got into the shallow water. We worked a pair of spoonbills for quite some time, but eventually they flew off. This was my best photo from the flight series.



Canon 1D Mark III, 700mm, f/6.3, 1/4000, ISO 640, -2/3 EC, no flash, hand held

[Dave Mills]

Beautiful light, wing position,backround and detail...and nicely cropped! Very nice Doug!

[Marina Scarr]

You must have been stoked when you saw your first spoonbill. I still get excited when I see one, and I live in Florida. Love the light on this one. Amazing detail and sharp for 700mm handheld. Nicely done.

[bill kominsky]

Great job as usual Doug but would expect nothing less. The wing position eye contact and love the striations on the bill, nicely done and thank you doe sharing.

Bill

[Bob Blanchard]

What a nice, mature Spoonie! I'm wondering if the instead of a pano, maybe a bit less on the left, and a bit more on the bottom?

Everything else looks spot on to me.

[Tony Whitehead]

Excellent wing and head details, Doug. I like the patterns in the water with the low angle. I might remove the small dark spot behind the toes.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great details, pose and BG. Maybe some curve work for more details in the shadows and toning down the highlights on the neck.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Terrific! Pose, light, detail, BG, colors! Love it!

[Juan Aragonés]

You can be proud of this flight Doug. the sharpness is fantastic and teh wings pose perfect. Terrific eye contact and angle. I like it a lot!