Gallery: AvianPosted August 29, 201094 views9 comments
This spoonbill appears to be yawning.
Taken at Ding Darling National Wildlife refuge.
Camera: Sony A900
Lens: 70-400mm
Comments
9 comments
Comment posted by Buck Ward on August 29, 2010 at 7:34 PM
Terrific! Looks like your trip to Ding really paid off. Pictures of spoonbills doing something other that just standing there are the best. Way to go.
I was there this morning. Nada.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 29, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Hi John, I love the open beak yawn and your comp. The plumage detail looks good on the pink wings but it seems to be lost or smeared a bit in the whites. I'm not sure why but 2 reasons could be if this is cropped much or if you used noise reduction on the image.
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 29, 2010 at 8:08 PM
The focus is right on and the color is great. the look on the face of the spoonbill is great.
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Comment posted by Steve Balke on August 29, 2010 at 8:10 PM
Lovely detail, great color and nice yawn, John.
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 29, 2010 at 8:42 PM
John,
I like the yawn and how this image shows the pale lime green on the head and around the eyes. I'm seeing loss of detail in the larger version especially, not sure if that is because of a large crop or if if might be from noise reduction. The image also looks a bit soft.
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Comment posted by John Fan on August 29, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Thanks for all the helpful comments. It was a handheld shot - only had a few seconds before it went away. It was also heavily cropped.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 30, 2010 at 12:01 AM
Neat portrait, John.
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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 30, 2010 at 8:39 PM
Your sure the spoon wasn't yelling at you? Like the bill and that eye.
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Comment posted by Colin Pickett on August 31, 2010 at 5:04 PM
Hi John I really like this one, also on of my favourite places to.
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9 commentsI was there this morning. Nada.
I like the yawn and how this image shows the pale lime green on the head and around the eyes. I'm seeing loss of detail in the larger version especially, not sure if that is because of a large crop or if if might be from noise reduction. The image also looks a bit soft.