# White-faced Ibis

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/white-faced-ibis/47189>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [June 28, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/white-faced-ibis/47189 "2025-06-28T16:21:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/white-faced-ibis/47189/1 "2025-06-28T16:21:37Z")

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![IBIS.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/2/3/23498736fdd5a5e11d185b836755d64dddd3b52f.jpeg)

> **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_
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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

I always try for shots of these very cool birds showing off their mighty fine iridescent feathers when I see them down at the wildlife refuge.

### Specific Feedback

Cropping?

### Technical Details

D500, Nikon 200-500 lens, 1/4000th, f 7.1, hand held, 495mm, ISO 1600, cropped to 2100 x 1571

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/white-faced-ibis/47189/2 "2025-06-28T16:24:47Z")

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Nice job, Dave. You really caught the iridescence on this one. The crop works fine for me. The blue reflections on the water look a bit intense to my eye, but I know you have less moisture in the air than we do.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morrissey](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/peter_morrissey/32/683_2.png) [@Peter\_Morrissey](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Peter_Morrissey)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/white-faced-ibis/47189/3 "2025-06-28T19:28:31Z")

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Hi Dave  
Great job on this photograph. It is hard to get all the colors to show up in a photograph. Also nice low angle and reflection.  
Peter