Make Way

[David Chauvin]

A juvenile spoonbill makes way for an adult in breeding color. From a ridge in the Louisiana marsh.

30D, 500f4, 1/2000 sec, f8, iso 250

David
South Louisiana

[Arthur Morris]

Hi David, Very nicely done. Just wish that the adult had its wings swept back as that would have eliminated the shadow on the neck. All in all, very well done. Is that one of this year;s birds?

[Alfred Forns]

Excellent David !!! Got them in soft light making for good feather reproduction and detail A slight separation would have been better but do like it as presented !!!! Excellent head angle for both birds !!!

[David Chauvin]

Thanks for the input, Artie. The previous frame has the back swept wing on the adult, but then the juvenile was in a poor position. :( Maybe a composite is in order. :D This was from last Monday morning.

Alfred,,,,separation between the two birds was my first wish when opening this image. Maybe I need to step up to
eight frames per second!

[Fabs Forns]

Sweet, I agree on the previous comments, but still very nice :)

[Harold Davis]

very nice!! love the two bird compo. agree about the shadows, but i still like it!!

[Linda Robbins]

Beautiful poses on both birds, and good composition. Wish for a bit of seperation between the adult's foot and the juvie's wingtip, but this is very minor. The shadowing isn't ideal, but I still like it a lot.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

I just wonder what kind of 30D you have, since the 30D I have has a maximun burst of 50fps at H. thank you for explin this. :D

Thanks for the input, Artie. The previous frame has the back swept wing on the adult, but then the juvenile was in a poor position. :( Maybe a composite is in order. :D This was from last Monday morning.

Alfred,,,,separation between the two birds was my first wish when opening this image. Maybe I need to step up to
eight frames per second!

[Maxis Gamez]

Love the action and behavior. Shame the adult is touching the juvi. Do you have any other pictures? like the frame before??