Here's looking at you.

[James Shadle]

Alafia Banks, Tampa Bay, Fl, USA
Nikon D300
Sigma 300 - 800mm @ 500mm
1/1250 @ F8 ISO 400
Manually Exposed

[arash_hazeghi]

just amazing, love the peak landing dynamic pose and the nice water BG!

[Ofer Levy]

Very nice image!

[Dumay de Boulle]

Good separation of wing and head...Eye and head is pin sharp...Lovely colors...Great image James

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice!! Great pose, and I love how the spoonbill seems to be looking at you. You've got a particularly pleasing shade of blue in the water.

[Greg Basco]

James, love the color combo. Aside from the great action and exposure, the mottled effect on the water really adds interest IMO.

Cheers,
Greg Basco

[Randy Stout]

James:

Cograts on 4,000th post.

Fitting bird for you. Sharp, well exposed, good action, nice BG.

Was this one from the water or off the Hooptie?

Cheers

Randy

[James Shadle]

This was from the deck of the Hooptie Deux.
By being a couple of feet above the water, I was able to capture this image without the distant shoreline in the background.

[Sid Garige]

Exceptional image James.

[James Shadle]

James:

Cograts on 4,000th post.

Fitting bird for you. Sharp, well exposed, good action, nice BG.

Was this one from the water or off the Hooptie?

Cheers

Randy

Thanks - I didn't realize my post count until you mentioned it.

[Tin Man Lee]

Very pleasing color to my eyes with uperb sharpness. Great job!

[Troy Lim]

Very nice landing shot, James.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Very nice light, pose and perfect comp. Fabulous image!

[Randy Stout]

This was from the deck of the Hooptie Deux.
By being a couple of feet above the water, I was able to capture this image without the distant shoreline in the background.

I thought it probably was, and I will have to do some shots from there as well next time, because the perspective works well here!

Cheers

Randy