This photo has been one of my best sellers over the years and I just realized that I’ve never actually posted it to the blog. It is in my “North America” gallery but was never a photo of the day. So here it is. A roseate spoonbill from what started as a terrible day at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island in Florida. When I first got to the refuge, I couldn’t see ten feet in front of me with the thick fog. I waited it out, however, and when the fog finally cleared, it revealed quite a bit of pink out amongst all that white. It wasn’t the blue skies that I had hoped for, but ended up being the perfect conditions for reflection shots of these beautiful birds. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (with 1.4 teleconverter attached for 550mm) ISO 400, f/9 at 1/640th of a second
We also have them visit us in Florida a sight to see every time but your shot has captured their beauty of flight
I will send you some of my pictures of them
Hi Suzanne, there is a “Prints” menu item at the top of my blog (https://seancrane.com/prints-2/) where you can find info about pricing, sizing and mounting of prints. Thanks.
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This photo has been one of my best sellers over the years and I just realized that I’ve never actually posted it to the blog. It is in my “North America” gallery but was never a photo of the day. So here it is. A roseate spoonbill from what started as a terrible day at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island in Florida. When I first got to the refuge, I couldn’t see ten feet in front of me with the thick fog. I waited it out, however, and when the fog finally cleared, it revealed quite a bit of pink out amongst all that white. It wasn’t the blue skies that I had hoped for, but ended up being the perfect conditions for reflection shots of these beautiful birds.
A definite keeper! I can see why it is one of your best sellers, Sean!
My thoughts as well.
WOW WOW WOW….that’s it, that’s all I can say.
Thanks Christine.
Absolutely stunning! No wonder it sells!!
Simple and beautiful. Love it!
We also have them visit us in Florida a sight to see every time but your shot has captured their beauty of flight
I will send you some of my pictures of them
Aunt Sue
I am glad you shared this one with us. It is a stunning capture.
As much as I love your shots of the big cats – and their babies – I marvel at the beauty of these birds. So gorgeous.
—– A feathered beauty
—– In aqueous tranquility
—– A Newtonian proof.
Magical!
Thank you for posting!!!!!
Definitely a winner. Love the hi-key treatment!
Thanks Rachel. Yeah, I overexposed by a bit to bring out the white.
love the contrast between pink and white.
Just. . . wow. You captured the perfect angle and perfect reflection! But was it really outdoors? Looks like you may have used white cyc 😉
Ha. Thanks Angelina. Yeah, at first I was disappointed with all that white water, but then used it to my advantage by overexposing a bit.
Gorgeous shot so surreal with the white against the pink just amazing flying in the heavens
Gorgeous.
Sean, where do you sell your photos? And how much is this one?
thanks,
Hi Suzanne, there is a “Prints” menu item at the top of my blog (https://seancrane.com/prints-2/) where you can find info about pricing, sizing and mounting of prints. Thanks.