Limpkin

[Joseph Przybyla]

This is a Limpkin I captured last October at Circle B Bar Reserve. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 400
Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joseph, thats a cool looking bird, and Im glad most of him is posed against your killer BG. Overall, the feather detail is nice and sharp, and the comp works well. Thats a busy perch, but you knew that. :w3

[Daniel Cadieux]

The perch may be busy but it works for me. I love the BG, and the subject looks great. Good comp. If anything I do find the deeper shadows a bit dark but as a whole the image works quite fine.

[gail bisson]

Love this unusual perch.
You have a great view of the limpkin and the feet. IQ is very good.
Nice BG as well.
I feel you are a bit tight on the bottom but not a big deal. I could also see a bit of a crop from the RHS to eliminate that bright stalk of grass. These changes are not necessarily better but just another option.
Well done,
Gail

[dankearl]

I like the perch and the setting.
This is much more interesting than the usual bird against nothing BG......

[Binu John]

Great shot, Joseph! Excellent pose, BG, light and composition. TFS

[David Salem]

Nice frame of this bird I would like to see someday. I too like the perch as it isn't intersecting the bird much. Nice colors and exposure. Well done

[Marina Scarr]

Very pleasing image you have presented here, Joe. The limpkin is nice and sharp, and I love your BG. The perch works just find and isn't running through your subject.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.

[Walker Noe]

Awesome Limpkin, and I like the setting here.