Incoming Spoonbill.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I've been working on some images that I took last winter in Florida...there is a whole bunch of images that I had never got around to processing before spring migration eventually grabbed my attention. This was taken aboard captain Shadle's Hooptie Deux. The birds are so accessible (James is an expert at getting you in great position) and the opportunities so numerous that I was able to come back home with tons of good stuff with a mere 400mm lens.

Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, evaluative metering, manual exposure (+2/3 stops, metered off the late sky - if I remember correctly), 1/1000s., f/7.1, ISO 640, natural light (late afternoon), handheld. Slight crop for comp (about 80% full-frame)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool pose, good sharpness, light and eye contact. I might desaturate the reds a few points and tone down the highlights on the neck. I bet it is a jpg conversion thing.

[Dan Fleming]

Hi Daniel,

I like that the very tips of the wings show some motion blur. The reds do look a little intense on my monitor as well but it may just have to do with the color of the late afternoon light. This is a great pose and, of course, your technicals are excellent.

Dan

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent pose and colors, love the open wings, colors and flight angle. is this a big crop? seems to be lacking fine detail. TFS

[Raymond Barlow]

Beautiful flight shot Daniel, I bet you wish the water was a bit more calm., but we take what we get... like the details, and colours.

[Peter Coskun]

Love the colors in this...the angle is fantastic and the lighting is perfect. I would really like to see one of these someday

[Steve Maxson]

Excellent pose and sharpness, Daniel. Beautiful light and the bird stands out nicely from the background. Well done.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Nice to see your picture in your new Avathar :cool:, Loved this Bhai, great pose, super details and the BG really brings out the bird well...

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent pose and colors, love the open wings, colors and flight angle. is this a big crop? seems to be lacking fine detail. TFS

Hey thanks Arash! This is about 80% full-frame, as stated in my exif (I always indicate crop% in my info...). Detail looks good from here, but perhaps there is a bit of motion blur in the wings that contribute to your concern.

[Dick Ginkowski]

That definitely wasn't taken on the Rideau, eh? Nice action image.