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    Default Roseate Spoonbill - beach landing.

    From the Hooptie Deux in February. The action can get quite frantic at times and the photo ops are endless. Almost full-frame with only the protuding corners cropped off after levelling the horizon. I momentarily thought about eliminating the dead horseshoe crab, but I think it looks pretty cool and deserves its resting spot there. A few unsightly debris on the beach swept away via patch and clone tools.

    Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/2000s., f/7.1, ISO 400, -0.7 EC (metered off other nearby spoonbill and histogram checked), natural light, handheld.

    Last edited by Daniel Cadieux; 05-01-2009 at 08:29 PM. Reason: Added tech detail

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    A stunning landing for sure!

    Love the combination of colors here, those pinks works great with blue and gray.

    Exposure under wings makes me wish for something close to it!

    We have some of these guys but God, are they hard to photograph!

    Excellent work.

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    Daniel:

    Excellent breeding colors, fine wing back pose, showing both wings pretty well, gear forward, sharp and well exposed.

    For me, one of the neatest things about this is the lighting. The sun was obviously almost straight overhead, witness the location and shape of the shadow, yet the amount of shadows on the bird is minimal. The beach must have been acting like a giant fill reflector.

    Which side of the island was this imaged on?
    Randy

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    Exceptional detail and great colors. Well captured Daniel. :)

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    Good job, Dan. Love the colours and pose. I think it could do without the horseshoe crab as it is not clear that that is what it is and it pulls my eye.
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    This bird has such such vivid colour and interesting facial paterns I would love to see one live. I like the pose captured and the underwing detail.

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    Sweet shot as presented. Nice action captured. The plumage a bg colors are great.

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    Cool landing pose and details and you handled the harsh light well. I think it needs a bit CW rotation.

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    Perfect timing to show the landing posture of the swept back wings, and the extended legs. The colours on the spoonbill are amazing, with excellent exposure, and pin sharp too. I agree with Tony to bury the crab. Still, congrats on an outstanding image Daniel.

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    Beautiful image, sharp and exposure is spot on, stunning color, I agree on removing the crab, congrats on a great capture.

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    Lovely capture. The contrast between the beach and ocean keep distracting though. I can only imagine the same image with a water only background....

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