Juvenile Spoonbill

[Chris Kotze]

Canon EOS 40D
lens 100-400 L
SS 1/1000
ISO 400
f8.0

Your comments and advice would be appreciated

[Loukie Viljoen]

Very nice, sharp, well exposed on the whites, I like the BG loos like mountains, well done Chris.

[Victor Soares]

Details on the whites are great !! Also like the glint in the eye and inclusion of background manages to ground this image - well done !!

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Chris,
Stunning shot of the bird but the BG as it is does not work for me. I would be tempted to even out the tones a bit if you are OK with this kind of image manipulation.
Best,
Nicki

[Attila Seprenyi]

Nice work i like that both wings are sharp pleasant lights and good pose. Well done.

[Connie Mier]

Beautiful wing spread capture, I like the position of the bird very much. I also like the inclusion of the bg mountains. I might be inclined to reposition the bird a bit more above them, to separate the wing from the bg.

[Stu Bowie]

You certainly nailed this Chris. I like the banking angle, light, exposure and detail. Overall, this is nice and sharp too. Great capture.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose, sharpness and eye contact. The inclusion of the habitat adds to it and would only run NR on the BG.

[edgar-junior]

Very nice capture of a gorgeous bird !!! nice eye contact ;)

[David Fletcher]

Nailed this Chris! Fantastic details and banking pose. With Axel on the inclusion of the habitat as adding interest. Well done.

[Chris Kotze]

Thanks for all the views and comments

[Dave Barnes]

I like the exposure and detail in the light feathers Chris.
Nice comp. have you thought about desaturating the dark lower portion a touch to decrease it prominence?