Spoonbills in flight

Gallery: AvianPosted March 29, 2010125 views9 comments

This picture of a pair of Spoonbills in flight was taken at 8 am in the morning at Rangana Thittu Bird Sanctuary, about 130 KMs from Bangalore. I saw the pair taking off and tracked them for a few seconds before I could click just one frame. Rangana Thittu offers nice lights and shades in the morning.

Canon 450D, Canon 100-400, F 5.6, 1/1000, EV -0.3, ISO 400

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9 comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 29, 2010 at 3:05 PM

Very nice flight shot, Murali.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 29, 2010 at 4:08 PM

I like the spoonies in flight Murali. The lighting on the birds is great. However, my eye keeps looking for a bit more definition in the FG and BG. IMO, they are just a bit too dark.

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Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on March 29, 2010 at 4:35 PM

Nice shot! Personally I would like a little more contrast and a slightly tilted crop to straighten out he background.

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Comment posted by Kenneth Arni on March 29, 2010 at 4:38 PM

I love this Murali, love the sun coming through the wings and the detail in the wings. Great BG.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 29, 2010 at 6:56 PM

Interesting light on the Spoonbills Murali. Nice that you got the wings of both birds up.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 29, 2010 at 9:23 PM

looks nice and sharp, Murali, with good poses and light. I think it needs a little CW rotation.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 30, 2010 at 6:46 AM

The white birds and dark bg create a sense of deep richness. Good shot.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 30, 2010 at 12:22 PM

Murali,

I like the wing positions you caught the spoonbills in and that even though the birds bodies do interesect that there is just enough light on the front bird's bill to keep them seperate in my mind.

I wonder though if this needs a touch of CW rotation, the water under the birds look good, but the light patch of grass in the background, the water line back there and the structure to the left of the grasses creates the illusion for me that this isn't level?

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Comment posted by Murali Santhanam on March 30, 2010 at 3:43 PM

Thanks friends. Yes, there is possibly a bit of level issue with the Horizon.

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