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    Roman Kurywczak
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    I just returned from Florida.....where I did catch a few Roseate Spoonbills but not in their breeding colors......so my thoughts drifted back to last year on the boat with James on the Hooptie! My mind then fast forwarded to my March tour where my group will join James once again for some great spoonbill action! If you are ever in the Tampa area......make sure you go out with James because you will get so many fantastic spoonbill images.....you won't know what to do with them all! I can't wait but might have to get another hard drive before I go!
    Canon 1D Mark lll with the Sigma 300-800mm lens at 800mm at ISO 800 and f7.1 for 1/2000 sec. all tripod mounted w/ wimberly head.

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    Roman, loved it. Great light, colors, landing pose and angle. Nothing to suggest...wonderful shot.

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    Love it! I bet you it was warm to boot!

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    like it a lot

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    Love it, Roman, esp the translucent feathers of the near wing.

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    I am going to use this as my new image to aspire to. Amazing!!

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    Awesome shot Roman!

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    Excellent pose, beautiful exposure, very nice details and superbly composed too... Judging from the slant lines in the BG, I guess the image could take some CW rotation.


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    Hey Top Gun, Nice to see you getting around to some birds!!!:) Beautiful pose and lighting-well done as usual!

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    Oh super pose, light comp and detail...The eye really stands out for me...Nice one Roman!

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    Hi Roman , beautiful colours and dramatic landing pose, love it. Exposure and detail spot on - lets see some more.

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    Hi Roman, fantastic image, like the soft colours and landing pose TFS.

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    Fantastic image. The pose makes it very special.

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    lovely pose, exposure and light Roman...our spoonbills here are all white with a red bill, so I would love to have a go at these birds one day
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    Oustanding! It's images like that which stimulated me to hang out with you... When is the Florida trip??

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    Hey Roman, you nailed the landing posture with the swept backed wings. I have always enjoyed the colour of these guys, and you seem to have nailed that too. Great capture.

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    Absolutely nailed it !!!

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    Very nice image Roman :)

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