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I think the steep bank gives a good POV on the bird. Love the feather detail...wished you had a faster SS to freeze that raised foot, as it adds so much to the image.
Will
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I agree that's a very handsome plumage. POV works well for me. Nicely captured.
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Yes those feathers look dandy indeed. The framing walking pose with the raised foot are nice.
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Wow, those trippy wave patterns David. Sweet!
Really like this frame. Forgive us landlocked folks, I don't know what kind of bird it is?
Also curious if the grass had that much of a yellow hue? At first it seemed maybe it was a bit washed but I think it's just the earthy, yellow tone in it. Either way, nicely done :-)
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Hi Brian, both good questions. Limpkins are a very unique bird found only in Florida in the U.S. They also range south in the caribbean and central america. The Limpkin is the only member of it's taxonomic family Aramidae. Although it resembles herons and ibises in general form the Limpkin is generally considered to be more closely related to rails and cranes. It eats mostly apple snails and fresh water mollusks. It's beak is adapted in a criss cross at the end like a snail kite. Also known for it's haunting call. As far as the grass color, in south Florida we really only have two seasons, wet (spring/summer) and dry (fall/winter). The grassses never die but get dry and brown in the winter. We also had a dry spring this year and the wet season has just begun within the last month or so. As the grasses get more water, they turn from brown to yellow to light spring green to a fuller lush green.
As always, thanks for your valued inputs.
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I like this a lot David! Those waves are so cool. Great pose too and I agree with Will on using a faster SS to freeze the leg. Personally, I'd clone out some of the distracting flowers (LHS corner and right next to the bird's raised leg) and grass (below the beak and intersecting with the left knee), but very cool shot nonetheless!
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Nice frame.
I like the raised foot.
I would clone out the little flower "dot" in front of the bird. It keeps pulling my eye away from the limpkin.
I think the image has a slight yellow cast. The plumage seems to have a lot of yellow in the browns as does the grass. Perhaps, it was the light ?
Gail
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Originally Posted by
David Roach
Hi Brian, both good questions. Limpkins are a very unique bird found only in Florida in the U.S. They also range south in the caribbean and central america. The Limpkin is the only member of it's taxonomic family Aramidae. Although it resembles herons and ibises in general form the Limpkin is generally considered to be more closely related to rails and cranes. It eats mostly apple snails and fresh water mollusks. It's beak is adapted in a criss cross at the end like a snail kite. Also known for it's haunting call. As far as the grass color, in south Florida we really only have two seasons, wet (spring/summer) and dry (fall/winter). The grassses never die but get dry and brown in the winter. We also had a dry spring this year and the wet season has just begun within the last month or so. As the grasses get more water, they turn from brown to yellow to light spring green to a fuller lush green.
As always, thanks for your valued inputs.
Thanks for the great info David!
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Originally Posted by
gail bisson
Nice frame.
I like the raised foot.
I would clone out the little flower "dot" in front of the bird. It keeps pulling my eye away from the limpkin.
I think the image has a slight yellow cast. The plumage seems to have a lot of yellow in the browns as does the grass. Perhaps, it was the light ?
Gail
Hi Gail, Yes this was about 30 minutes before sunset with very light clouds making the sun look like a big fog lamp. Also, this evening was on the leading edge of a wave of the yearly Saharan Dust cloud making it go a little towards orange/red. I don't have the vision to see the nuanced color but I know nature photographers love this time of year in Florida. Not sure if this phenomenon spreads further across U.S.
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Nice find the image does have a color cast and I am seeing quite a bit of color noise in the plumage. Wish the angle was lower
TFS
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