Osprey With Breakfast

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm PF + Nikon 1.4 III Teleconverter, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/4000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV +2/3 ISO 1600 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 700mm (1050mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic and PS24, removed green vegetation from the lower left hand side of the image
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Arthur Morris]

Lovely light and sharp. The head turn back towards you makes this one a winner.

with love, a

[Gerald Kelberg]

Hi Joe,

A fine looking Osprey - good 'dining' action and head angle. Nicely exposed and presented.

My only hesitation is that I find the flat totally uniform blue sky detracts from the subject. Have you thought to perhaps add a radial gradient on the background just to break the monotone?

Thanks for sharing, Gerald