Time for reflection

A couple more captures from the other morning. I was amazed how still the water was in the Herron shot, just like a mirror. The Yellow Billed Spoonbill was a treat for me as I rarely see them around here.

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Nice shots, Mitcon. The spoonbill pic is sweet.
I can't believe how glassy the water is in the first shot.

That is some CALM water in #1. Very nicely done.

Reflections are nice here but the first image the bill blends all to well with the background on the bank. Second image is nearly perfect a little warm on some feathers but if shot raw you probably cold reduce that to almost no warm areas on the bird.

the second shot is awsome,great reflections.

Thanks all for the great comments, I know I should shoot more in RAW if not only RAW. As said before I'm a bit lazy on the PP side of things, that means more working on the computer. Also to be honest I have to learn how to play with the RAW image better. I totally agree with you on the background in the first image Eric.

I don't like busy backgrounds as I find them too distracting and try to avoid them. But I couldn't do much about it in this case and really loved how still the water was. With some luck I'll get a better opertunity sometime