Spoonbill

[Troy Lim]

Shot from Alafia Banks



They still stay quite far away.

Manual
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 850 mm
ISO Speed: 640
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV
Flash: No Flash

[Robert Amoruso]

Troy,

I like the strong partial side-lighting on the bird and how it makes the detail in the feathers stand out. That required a high shutter speed thus giving you a dark BG with is like. Just the right amount of room below for the virtual feet. Central framing works well due to the head position.

[Alfred Forns]

Looks good Troy Would only suggest softening the edges of the bill's shadow on the body !! Super IQ !!!

[Troy Lim]

Troy,

I like the strong partial side-lighting on the bird and how it makes the detail in the feathers stand out. That required a high shutter speed thus giving you a dark BG with is like. Just the right amount of room below for the virtual feet. Central framing works well due to the head position.

Thank you very much for the comment.

[Troy Lim]

Looks good Troy Would only suggest softening the edges of the bill's shadow on the body !! Super IQ !!!

Al, thanks for the suggestion, now looking at it, it makes it stand out.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Very nice capture Troy. Lots of details in your capture. HA, BG, Eye contact just very nice.

[Dave Mills]

Agree with above comments. Overall the image is very well handled and an excellent representation of the species.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Troy - like the pose - good colours and exposure!!
Like it a lot!

[sandy richards]

Troy, great colors, pose, and reflection.
The dark water and BG really make this pop.
I don't mind the shadow at all.
Sandy r

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose and colors Troy, shadow is OK IMO.

[Troy Lim]

Thank you all for your nice comments and tips on improvement.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Arah Was not talking about the shadow but the hard edges on the shadow :)