Good To The Last Drop...

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image of a Roseate Spoonbill at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida at the end of March this year. After a dry/drought this winter the ponds at Circle B were drying up to small pools which attracted the long legged waders. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm
1/2500 F/8 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 900 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Bill Dix]

Good one, Joe. Lovely pose, head angle, exposure, and the drop. My only nit is that it's too bad you had almost the whole reflection but had to cut off the head. I'd be tempted to have all of it, or a little less.

[Jay Shah]

lovely light, HA, exposure. TFS Joseph.

[gail bisson]

Good solid image of the spoonie.
Were you able to get a bit lower? This might have helped get rid of the incomplete reflection.
Light was a bit harsh or perhaps image is a bit cool so I would be tempted to increase the WB a bit.
Did you do something to the BG water. Parts of it look "wonky" by the back and the bill.
Gail

[Mike Poole]

Nice little head turn has worked wonders here Joe, and I like the way you haven't lost any of the whites - something I always seem to do with my brief shots of them.

Mike