Spoon Bill Preen

[Tom Rambaut]

1dMK 4, 500mm + 1.4ext. 1/2000 @ 7.1 500iso. EV -1/3.

Caught this Royal Spoonbill having a good preen. Thought about some shore clean up to the left but didn't do anything.

Thanks Tom

[Nico Steenberg]

Great exposure and details in the whites. Like that eye and preening pose. Comp looks good.

[Arthur Morris]

Good job on the EXP and the perfect preening head angle. A vertical for the virtual legs would have worked. Amazing that with the seemingly harsh light that you got the iris so red.

[dankearl]

Tom, I like pose and the details.
I think it is a bit tight in the frame and would look fine with a looser crop.
I don't mind the shore at all, I would just maybe run some NR on the background.

[Tom Rambaut]

Good job on the EXP and the perfect preening head angle. A vertical for the virtual legs would have worked. Amazing that with the seemingly harsh light that you got the iris so red.

Didn't clip them this time and pulled back in ACR to around the 236 mark. The light here is pretty unforgiving - 7.33am!!!

[Tom Rambaut]

Tom, I like pose and the details.
I think it is a bit tight in the frame and would look fine with a looser crop.
I don't mind the shore at all, I would just maybe run some NR on the background.

I did try a blur/NR on the BG but given my PS skills was not happy with the result.

[Arthur Morris]

Didn't clip them this time and pulled back in ACR to around the 236 mark. The light here is pretty unforgiving - 7.33am!!!

Can we see? And yes, in places with very clear air the light can get harsh even at 7:33 am....