Julia Parrish
October 2025 - Spoonbill
About the Image(s)
Our Roseate Spoonbills won't be around much longer so I am trying to get some end of season shots. They were a bit sleepy that day, but I liked the look she/he was giving me.
1/2000 F10 ISO 1000 189mm (Canon RF with RF 100-400)
2 comments posted
I really like the "softness" of this shot. Sometime the artistic elements of a photo are overlooked. I might have brightened the eye a little and masked the upper wing and reduced the expose to see if you could bring out the feather detail there. Posted: 10/10/2025 18:47:42
Julia, this is somewhat of a classic pose for a water bird. And I think you have a great subject and great composition here. That said, your background is inconsistent so I darkened it with special attention to the top half of the frame darkening it more than the lower half. I also brightened the face of the subject - LMK what you think of my edits - but this is a really nice shot! Posted: 10/10/2025 20:22:01