Roseate Spoonbill Flight

[Lynn David Cole]

Roseate Spoonbill - Smith Oaks - High Island, Texas
Canon 20D - 400mm f/5.6 - f/5.6 - 1\1250 sec. - 400 ISO
Conditions: Late Afternoon Sweet Light from Behind

[Melissa Groo]

Lynn, just saw this after I had posted my own spoonie in flight! I really like this warm sweet light, and the detail in the wings. Nice sharpness and I like your comp. Good job keeping the whites of the neck in check.
The only thing I can think to critique is perhaps pushing your ISO up a bit might have resulted in a faster shutter speed, resulting in sharper wingtips. But overall a very fine image.

[Allen Sparks]

Another nice Spoonie shot. Love the light and the exposure.

[Lynn David Cole]

Thanks Allen,

This was an easy one. At High Island, all you have to do is wait for late afternoon and start snapping. The light is always behind you in the afternoon at Smith Oaks, because of the layout of the lake.

I will be going back in early April. Never have too many Spoonies. ;-)

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice pose, light, colours. Sharp too. I only wish the background wasn't so aggressively mottled...you already photographed this wide-open so its hard to avoid unlkess the spoonies decide to fly farther from the shore.

[Frank Schauf]

Really nice flight shot and great details.