Spoonbill landing into the black.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I was fairly happy how this one turned out. The light angle wasn't perfect but did give interesting results for incoming birds onto the dark BG. The BG was already mostly pitch black before any post-processing...only patched out a few stray elements. I liked the visible ground but it was quite faint so I lightened it a bit more to make it worth keeping there. I also tried groundless version by cloning out all the bottom stuff but I did not like the outcome at all.

Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/2000s., f/7.1, ISO 500, -2/3 EC (metered off still birds just out of frame, and histogram checked), handheld.

[Ed Cordes]

I like this unusual effect. I wish the "ground" were a bit more interesting.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

It is interesting Daniel, but it almost appears as if it were superimposed. The bird is beautiful!

[Fabs Forns]

BG is very dark because the light was strong and to protect the pink you under-exposed it in a big way.


It worked out well, but I'd still like to see some green in there.

[Stu Bowie]

Amazing contrast in colours here, and love the wingspread. The spoonbill certainly stands out against the dark BG. Very well captured Daniel.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the BLK BKGR, love the light on the underwings, love the ground, hate the shaded face

See ya bud.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Congrats Daniel on a great image. Love those spread wings, I guess that black and pink delivers great combinations.

[Kobus Tollig]

Well ditto all artie said. Still well done on this