Ibis

[Jim Crosswell]

Canon 40D
100-400L IS
170mm
f/8
1/2500s
handheld

This is almost full frame vertical shot taken in Florida at Marco Island. Hoping to get some feedback to improve. All C&Cs welcome

[Steve Canuel]

Colors look real good in this one. Love that big blue eye and how you can see a little bit of BG through the open bill.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good call in going vertical. Wish for a better HA even though it is parallel to the sensor, and I'm not crazy about where the horizon line crosses the bird - I would have preferred lower-back and below the bill. The eye almost matches the sky...neat!!

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks Steve and Daniel. I appreciate your comments.

[Stu Bowie]

I like the pose, and you have exposed this nicely. Overall sharp, and what a lovely eye.

[Paul Kusmin]

really nice, love the colours, like Daniel noted, it's great how the eye and sky become one.
whites handled admirably, at first i thought the bird was standing on snow, but having been shot in Florida it must be some white sand.
Perhaps a bit more saturation would be my only additional comment.

[arash_hazeghi]

Beautiful colors here, love the pose and details, exposure is very good.