Wood Stork

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image of a Wood Stork at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. 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 250mm (375mm FFE)
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering -2/3 EV ISO 250 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

[John Robinson]

Another notch up for the D7000 Joe !!
Great work, and it shows how vegetation can add so much to a shot. Good exposure all around too. Not seen a sky like that over here for a while !!
John

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice action and exposure, I really will have to get over to Florida one day, a very impressive bird.

[gail bisson]

Nice landing pose. I just love these prehistoric looking birds.
I like the green leaves that add a pop of color.Good comp.
Just a couple of housecleaning issues-I see some cloning artifacts near the tail and a bit of a sharpening halo.Both easy fixes.
Gail

[Grace Scalzo]

The halos popped right out at me because if anyone knows how to create them, it's me. :) LOL Seriously, just fix them then be proud of this nice image. Love the greenery too.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing, commenting, and suggesting improvements. There is a saying... You cannot see the forest because of the trees. That was the case here, I never saw the sharpening halos until Gail and Grace mentioned them. I have fixed them, as said and easy fix. Thanks again everyone.