Roseate Spoonbill

Gallery: AvianPosted June 3, 2010102 views12 comments

D300, 500mm f/4, handheld
1/2000 sec at f/8, ISO 640
Photo taken April 27, 2010 at Jefferson Island, LA.
I know the bird is tight in the frame, but the birds were not giving me much lead time as they flew into the trees on the island and I did not get the bird centered in the frame (no additional image on the right). I place the blame on senior reflexes.
Comments and suggestions welcome.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 3, 2010 at 11:35 PM

Excellent as expected. It's kind of a shame it bisects the tree but it's OOF enough it doesn't bother me . The detail is really insane on this shot talk about sharp.

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Comment posted by Dennis Binda on June 4, 2010 at 4:39 AM

nothing wrong with shooting something thight once in a while, I think this looks great

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Comment posted by Joe Vincent on June 4, 2010 at 5:54 AM

I would like to see a little more canvas to the right but this is still very nice as is. Nice word David!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 4, 2010 at 6:07 AM

Superbly detailed and sharp David - helps it stand out from the background

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on June 4, 2010 at 8:24 AM

Terrific shot !
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on June 4, 2010 at 8:47 AM

I like the sharpness, action and DOF. A really great shot.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 4, 2010 at 11:13 AM

Very dynamic - the action more than makes up for the tight framing IMO. Plus, it is amazingly sharp and detailed for a handheld big lens like this.

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Comment posted by Douglas Graham on June 4, 2010 at 4:42 PM

The larger version really shows wonderful detail. Nice job on catching the decisive moment here.

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Comment posted by Joe James on June 4, 2010 at 9:26 PM

Tack sharp, great detail, great colors, perfect DOF and all of a bird on take-off. Well done! You definitely made the most of the situation and you've already commented on the only thing that would make it perfect.

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on June 4, 2010 at 9:45 PM

Looks great to me, David. My first impression was that the bird resembles a flower: unusual pose. Certainly lovely and sharp.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on June 5, 2010 at 7:43 AM

Nice and sharp with cool wing position. The bg is busy, but nothing to be done about that.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 5, 2010 at 9:02 PM

Great job on getting this handheld using a 500 lens, the detail on the larger image is impressive, way to go.

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