Roseate Spoonbill

[Troy Lim]

[IMG]Camera: Nikon D700
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 500 mm
ISO Speed: 560
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash[/IMG]

[Kurtis Diffenbaugh]

Hi Troy, I like the sharpness and DOF, though I think the shadows are a bit distracting especially on the rear of the bird. Looking forward to seeing some more.

[Deborah Hanson]

Tough lighting situation I would assume.
I really like the wing position (especially the curve by the feet) and the color of the bird is nice.
There seems to be a sharpening halo under the neck and bill and feet. Agree with above comment that the feet are too dark (may be a result of sun angle). Also, some of the bill detail is lost in shadow.
Deb

[Lance Peters]

Hi Troy - looks like Deborah and Kurt are keeping you honest :)
Agree with their comments - halo is quite noticeable. Like the soft pink tones.
:)

[Troy Lim]

Thank you guys. It was flying towards the sunset, will do better next time.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Troy

Might want to reduce saturation in the blue !! btw light angle makes a huge difference, look at the legs !!! Did well with exposure and tracking the bird .... btw would also crop a little top and bottom for proportion and accentuating the forward movement !!!

[Troy Lim]

Hi Troy

Might want to reduce saturation in the blue !! btw light angle makes a huge difference, look at the legs !!! Did well with exposure and tracking the bird .... btw would also crop a little top and bottom for proportion and accentuating the forward movement !!!

Thank you Al. Finally got shots of this beautiful bird. I will do a lot better next time.