Spoonie

This is from my morning on the bay with James.

The bird started out in the lower right corner so I moved him left in PS.

D3, 200-400 Hand held.

Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION

Camera Model: NIKON D3

Image Date: 2008:03:19 00:00:00

Flash Used: No

Focal Length: 400.0mm (35mm equivalent: 400mm)

Exposure Time: 0.0003 s (1/3000)

Aperture: f/4.0

ISO equiv: 200

Exposure Bias: -1.00

White Balance: Auto

Metering Mode: Matrix

Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

Comment: (C)JIM_POOR

Great compo, Jim, glad you were able to see some pink
It seems as if it could go lighter... You can see the breeding green in the head!

I really like the wing position and eye contact,nice work Jim!

Great head on this spoonie Jim. Glad you found some. Being with James had its dividends. Lovely birds and beautiful blues and pinks. A little lighter underneath would probably pay dividends here. Lovely as-is though! I am happy for you!

I like it but I think you might have left too much negative space on the right. Would like to see the bird a little closer because they are so pretty.

wish both wings are wide spread Jim. Very ncie exposure contol and details.

nicely done Jim, I bet that was quite a sight.

Congratulations Jim. A real nice capture of the Spoonie in flight. Glad to see the trip worked out well for you !!!!

What a beautiful picture!