Spoonbill

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Was created in Moronis sea/lagoon in Crete,Greece
First morning light...
Canon 40D Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM + 1.4x TC
1/1000 f 7.1 iso 320
thanks for looking!

[Jim Fenton]

I like it Manos....

Excellent peripheral feather detail, perfectly dark enough for a nice silhouette.

I might have tried upping the saturation on the background a bit more in the reds?

Being really picky.....perhaps if you did a QM as applied Gaussian blur to the very bottom to soften that little ripple?

[Joe Senzatimore]

Outstanding just the way it is.

[Stu Bowie]

Manos, silhouette's against colourful BG's always work, and you have achieved just that. Comp works perfectly, and I like the lines in the water. Well captured.

[Hendri Venter]

A lovely silhouette and mood captured Manos. Not and expert on these kind of shots so no crits from me. I like it.

[Steve Zamek]

This is a beautiful shot as is. The soft background color is perfect to my eyes, as is the detail. It seems a shame, however, that a silhouette of a spoonbill would not reveal the "spoon". That would have required a bit of a head turn, and you would lose some of that lovely feather detail at the rear of the head as a result. Did you happen to get another shot with such a head turn?

[Lorant Voros]

Manos,

I like your silhouette images and this is another nice one. The sunrise colors are beautiful and I like the form of the spoonbill with the detail in the feathers. Congrats.

[Krijn Trimbos]

Would love to have this in my files Manos! Lovely profile here, nice water colours and I like the rinkle pattern in the water. Could go for a bit more space at the bottom if you have it.

[Doug Brown]

The silhouette master strikes again! Like it as presented.

[denise ippolito]

Gorgeous colors and I like your composition. Very nicely done!

[Aidan Briggs]

Love the orange water, crested feathers on the back of the head, and the mood.

[Keith Bauer]

Striking image. I like all that you've done here.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Awesome colors Manos. Well done, perfect silhouette|!

[Ramon M. Casares]

Just wonderfulll Manos! My sincere congratulations!