Biking on Limpkin Lake...

[David Roach]

EOS R6 RF 100-500 RF 2xtc @1000 f14 1/1300 ISO 3200 HH, Manual EXP, cropped from horizontal for portrait

My daily bike ride includes a particular lake/wetland which attracts Limpkins with a large apple snail habitat. There are about 6 young ones who just fledged this past summer. I imaged this one through a thin hedge as sun was about to set.

Thanks to all for very valued comments and suggestions on previous posts. Please keep them coming.

[kevin Hice]

Lovely image David love the sharpness and details. Along with a great background color . My only pick would be looks like some magenta or reds coming through needs some more brown. I have problems with color casts. TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

Excellent portrait. Good details, nice BG. I do not see a cast though - the browns look as the y should. Perhaps a touch of colour noise apparent with the feathers, especially the lower half of the neck. Sounds like a great spot for you!

[Joseph Przybyla]

Looks good, David. Nice portrait, feather detail good, whites look good, pure background maybe a little noise reduction would smooth it more (looks a tad grainy on my screen). Thank you for sharing.

[Ian Cassell]

Handsome portrait! The colors look good on this end. TFS