Royal Spoonbill

[wigz]

On approach for landing. I went back to Tygum Park this morning. There wasn't a lot around, but managed to get a few decent shots.


Nikon D800, Sigma 120-300 + 1.4x TC @ 420mm. 1/2500, f/5.6, ISO 400.

[Alan]

Nice light that highlights the wing. Square crop seems to work too

[Sully]

Beautiful capture Alan
Love the detail you have captured.

[wigz]

Thanks Alan and Barb

[avkomp]

good wing details in this. not an ideal head position but the details in the wings etc makes it worth it.
idly curious what percent of frame this is? bit hard to tell from the d800 images

[wigz]

Thanks Stephen. It's about one third of the frame going by pixels. I thought it was more and was a bit surprised when I actually checked.

[avkomp]

I figured it was cropped a fair bit, but with the extra pixels on the d800 is a tough call to tell sometimes.
if I can I try not to have to crop my pix, not an easy gig though. keeping them big in the frame makes for harder practice too, cos they are closer and have a higher radial velocity, but if you can get the hang of it, the ones further away become way easier for you.