spoonbill wako

[stuart wanuck]

nikon d700 iso 400
m 1/2000@ f 8
300 mm lens

[Jim Fenton]

Great eye contact and exposure.

Background is a bit distracting and would be less so if it were blurred / more OOF. I'm sure you needed al;l of the f8 to get tip to tip wings in focus so it becomes a processing endeavor.

I'd like to see a bit more room on the bottom.

[James Salywoda]

Excellent wing position Stuart nice shot.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent landing pose and details, only wish for cleaner BG

[Bob Pelkey]

Nice posture captured in the bird. The background appears a little too dark.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Pose and exposure look great, as does te comp. I too find the BG a bit distracting - mostly the dark band and a few of the lighter streaks in ULC and thicker one in URC. I may detect some PP artefacts in the water? Subject very sharp as posted.

[Michael Stern]

Stu, VERY nice image especially for Wako....I agree with other about BG however that is the BG!!
Mike