Roseate spoonbill

[gail bisson]

Just back from Florida. Spent 2 great days on the Hooptie Deux and met Daniel and Marina and Nicki Gwynne-Jones and of course James Shadle. All terrific people ( but then, aren't all bird photographers). Our first morning had very "iffy " weather with cloud and cold and wind from the wrong direction. My ISO was 1600 at 9:05 am.
Canon 1D MK IN
f 500 + 1.4 X
Iso 1600
f 5.6
SS 1/1000
Full frame with a tiny bit of foliage removed from RLC
I like the high key and ethereal quality in this image. I deliberately did not adjust contrast or blacks to keep picture light and airy.PP in LR3 and CS5
Comments and critiques always learned from and appreciated with thanks,
Gail

[Clemens Vanderwerf]

Hi Gail, I like the high key and soft colors of the baby spoonie. Especially, the transparant look of the feathers add great to the image. Head turn in such a way that you see both eyes. The black edges on the top feathers is a nice feature as well. I like it.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

amazing. the wings look great. light and airy is the perfect way to describe it...that is what I liked here the most. well done.

glad you had a great time.

[Marina Scarr]

Hi Gail:

Melissa and I are sitting at a Burrowing Nest waiting for fuzz balls to reappear and decided BPN might offer some diversion. We both love the high key effect and the landing pose. Has a painterly and ethereal effect. Nice job making lemonade out of lemons. Looking forward to more. One chick up. Got to go.

[dankearl]

Nice high key image and a very nice floating pose.
Maybe a tad more saturation would be nice.

[Frank Schauf]

Nice composition and excellent expsoure control and sharpness, Gail.

[Ofer Levy]

I like it! Different and artistic.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, I like the high key here, and those pinks stands out nicely. Great wingspread, and I like the dangling legs.

Sounds like you had fun, and looking forward to the rest.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the transluscence of the feathers. Great techs for this high-key image.

It was a pleasure meeting you!!

[Joe Senzatimore]

High key works well in this fine image. Love the flight position you captured.

[Roman Kurywczak]

I like high key images......and this one works very well for my tastes. Sorry I missed you ladies and Daniel!!! Next time!

[jack williamson]

This is real good Gail, the soft colors and pose are wonderful and I like how none of the bird is lost in the high key BG.

Jack

[Troy Lim]

Nice high Key and incoming pose...

[Randy Stout]

Gail:

Lovely display of the wings here, with lots of detail from the transillumination. I think the soft, high key effect works very well for this soft young spoonie!

Funny you should mention Nicki, as this is the type of image she loves!

Sounds like a great crew on the Hooptie!

Look forward to more!

Cheers

Randy