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I captured this image of a spoonbill feeding along Black Point Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island NWR, Merritt Island, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 230mm (345mm FFE)
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering +1/3 EV ISO 900 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation
It looks like you are having a blast with this fine bird. Good detail, exposure and colour. The habitat is a bit messy but, it is what is, just like my last image.
I like this one, Joe. We see lots of clear-sky and clear-water Spoonie shots, but the in-focus grasses make this shot for me. Not to mention the well-captured spoonie in a nice pose. Sure, I would probably have liked it even more without the OOF grasses in foreground and background, but I'm glad to see a Spoonbill in habitat.
The nice inclusion of habitat makes it for me, Joe.
