Ibis with Sand Crab

[Mike Landwehr]

This white ibis had just found a sand crab?, and was separating himself from the rest of the feeding ibis to avoid having it stolen from him. Taken early morning at Tigertail Beach, on Marco Island. All C & C welcome!

Canon 1D Mark II N
500mm f/4 + 1.4x
ISO 500
1/3200 @ f/5.6

[Chris van Rooyen]

Mike, this is a really striking image! The whites are well controlled, the posture is great, the only minor point is the slight softness on the bill and face. I see you used a really high shutter speed - was this in anticipation of action? An option might have been to lower the shutter speed and use a higher aperture for more DoF?

[Harshad Barve]

striking image with great control over whites, food is added bonus
Agreed with Chris here
TFS

[Kiran Poonacha]

wished for more space all around and a little selective sharpening on the face, but loved the moment captured, very beautifully exposed, and the crab is a big bonus, congrats...

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Love it - well done!

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Nice action captured. The soft bill/head has been mentioned. Nice exposure! But could benefit from more space especially for the virtual legs. JR

[arash_hazeghi]

Chris's comments are spot on, great exposure and great colors TFS.