Spoonbill Landing

[Troy Lim]

Shot taken this morning, right before landing. Feet were inches from the ground, wings were open.
Comments and critiques are greatly appreciated.



Manual
Time: 6.17am
Camera: Nikon D700
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 700 mm
ISO Speed: 1000
Exposure Bias: +1/3 EV
Flash: No Flash

[PeterCollins]

Hi Troy,

Great eye contact he has his eye on you! love the Low angle and wing position, one of the best spoonbills i have seen on here so far :)

[Tom Graham]

Love the big back lit wings.
Feet are inches above ground?
If you had not told me what was happening, I would have guessed at like - stuck in mud? and trying to free itself? ready for flight from rock? in the gulf oil spill? poor thing?
Sorry, perhaps it is because I simply don't know enough about the landing techniques of spoonbills?
Tom

[Troy Lim]

Hi Troy,

Great eye contact he has his eye on you! love the Low angle and wing position, one of the best spoonbills i have seen on here so far :)

Peter, wow, thank you. I appreciate it.

[Troy Lim]

Love the big back lit wings.
Feet are inches above ground?
If you had not told me what was happening, I would have guessed at like - stuck in mud? and trying to free itself? ready for flight from rock? in the gulf oil spill? poor thing?
Sorry, perhaps it is because I simply don't know enough about the landing techniques of spoonbills?
Tom

Tom,
Yes, the feet were inches from touching ground. I don't know much about their landing techniques too except the most I saw are always landing on the rookery.

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Look like it is giving you a welcome bow, love the sharpness, the details, the low angle, the curvy in the ground leading into the background. Just wish the feet are a bit more above the ground for landing shot.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Troy,When I click on your image to enlarge I'm getting an " image is currently not available "on a flicker screen...

[Troy Lim]

Hi Troy,When I click on your image to enlarge I'm getting an " image is currently not available "on a flicker screen...

Dave,
Sorry, should be fixed now.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Troy, OK..I see it now. Soft light along with good detail and wing position. The image is sharp with a muted backround. I might get rid of the small white areas to the left of the birds head. Good job!

[Troy Lim]

Hi Troy, OK..I see it now. Soft light along with good detail and wing position. The image is sharp with a muted backround. I might get rid of the small white areas to the left of the birds head. Good job!

Thank you for spotting that Dave.
Just fixed it.