Making the most of one subject

During tours, I will typically call out the birds with the most striking breeding colors among a given group of birds. While keeping an eye for outside action, this is what I do to make the most of one subject.

Spoonbill in flight – Tampa Bay Spoonbills Rookery
ISO 1600 | f/5.6 | 1/4000 sec. | Manual mode | AF-C Zone Focus Area
Sony 600mm f/4 GM OSS with 1.4x extender and the Sony Alpha 1

Pink and blue harmony

One of the best color harmony I know is pink and blue! Having a chance to create images of breeding colors Spoonbills around blue water does not happen everywhere. Join me in January to get your chance. 🙂

Roseate Spoonbill Landing on blue water
Roseate Spoonbill landing on blue water – Tampa Bay Spoonbills Rookery
ISO 1600 | f/5.6 | 1/4000 sec. | Manual mode | AF-C Zone Focus Area
Sony 600mm f/4 GM OSS with 1.4x extender and the Sony Alpha 1

Where to capture bathing Spoonbill images?

This is a common question from the Spoonbill connoisseurs! In truth, I cannot recall a time that I witnessed a Spoonbill bathing outside of the proximity of an actual rookery. During the photography tours at the Tampa Bay Spoonbills rookery, there are usually a couple of sightings of bathing Spoonbills per season 🙂

Bathing Spoonbill - Florida Photography
Roseate Spoonbill bathing – Tampa Bay Spoonbills Rookery
ISO 1250 | f/5.6 | 1/5000 sec. | Manual mode
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II with 1.4x extender and the Canon 1DX
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