After the fog lifted I went to Circle B Bar Reserve today. This Anhinga was very accommodating in posing and staying perched as I clicked away. 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 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1000 F/7.1 Matrix Metering +1 EV ISO 400 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation
02-17-2016, 10:01 PM
John Robinson
Strange looking guy Joe ! Love the spikey feathers.
Good stuff. Not sure about the crop but can,t think of an alternative !
Cheers
JohnR
02-17-2016, 11:04 PM
annmpacheco
Hi Joe, sweet looking pose here and the white feathers on the anhinga are a bonus. Sharpness seems to lessen on the top of the head and below the beak, also has some tint of blue/green? I wouldn't know how to improve that and it certainly doesn't distract me from a lovely portrait. Sweet BG too! Its always a good day to go to Circle B. I once saw the absolute largest alligator crossing the road/path, it honestly was as long as the road was wide and i couldn't believe my eyes. Whoaaaaaaahhh!
02-18-2016, 10:04 AM
Lorant Voros
Nice portrait. Beautiful eye and love the white feathers on the head/neck. I'd give it a little more room to the crop on the left. Well done.
02-18-2016, 01:29 PM
Jonathan Ashton
Beautiful image, I think Lorant's suggestion is spot on.
02-19-2016, 08:16 AM
Joseph Przybyla
Thanks everyone for viewing, commenting, and suggesting improvements. Very much appreciated...