Roseate Spoonbill.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Just as the light is starting to get sweet it almost always happens that a burst of flight phot opportunities multiples as the spoonbills presumably head off to roost for the coming night. I love the dark backgrounds created by the shaded mangroves, and in this one I particularly like the subtly lit leaves too. Taken, of course, from aboard the Hooptie Deux.

Canon 7D + 100-400L @400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1250s., f/6.3, ISO 800 (settings histogram checked), natural light, handheld, cropped for composition (80% FF)

[Randy Stout]

Daniel:

Lovely colors, nice banking pose with full down wings, dramatic because of darker bg.

I might consider dodging the darker areas of feet and fill to help separate them slightly from the BG.

You obviously had a great time in Florida, based on the fine pictures!

Cheers

Randy

[Joe Senzatimore]

Dark BG sets off the subject very well. The bill is just starting to get lost , but don't know how you could fix that. Love the light , color and details.

[Grace Scalzo]

Lovely colors, composition, sharpness. I'm fine with bill, agree on the feet.

[Doug Brown]

Like the flight angle and the downstroke of the wing. Spoonies look great against that green BG. Whites are looking a little warm but I'm on my laptop, which isn't the greatest for evaluating whites.

[dankearl]

It is very nice light and a very nice angle in the frame.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Daniel, the pink-with-black-BG is working very well...those leaves are also nice. I am preferring that to complete black, definitely. wingstroke and subject angle are excellent.

agree with Doug...neck area looks a bit hot.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the flight angle, lighting, details, sharpness, shadow on far wing and dark BG. I would try to make the feet more visible too. Beautiful image Daniel!

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose and looks good against the dark BG. good details. I agree neck whites look a tad hot

[Daniel Cadieux]

Thanks guys, those whites will be easily tamed (I agree they look hot as posted). Funny thing is that I just checked in PS after reading the comments and the only clipping is to the reds. Go figure!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Great light and colors on the spoony. I also like the little head up action

[gail bisson]

More free advertising for James and the Hooptie Deux!
Great flight shot and wonderful wing position. feet are a bit lost against the dark BG but nothing a bit of dodging can't fix! You got a great wing position as well. Lovely,
Gail