I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED, camera and lens supported by a monopod
1/640 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1 ISO 1400 Auto WB, image captured at 400mm
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020 and Neat Image for noise reduction when needed
Cropped for composition and presentation
09-22-2020, 06:54 PM
David Roach
Pretty Much Perfect (so what's new). TFS
ps
Thos splayed back plumes...
09-22-2020, 11:30 PM
Krishna Prasad kotti
Very Nice Lots. Everything looks good to me.
TFS
09-23-2020, 07:49 AM
Steve Kaluski
Hey Joe, this is super cool, the contrast of colour, HA and detail really work oh so well!
Just a thought, but adding a Curves Midtone so you are utilising quarter, mid and three quarter tones to get some tonal range in the subject, but then punch up the BKG. The overall colour really pops. :Whoa!:
Nice work.
TFS
Steve
09-23-2020, 10:37 AM
dankearl
Excellent details, feathers and colors are very nice...
09-23-2020, 03:22 PM
Dorian Anderson
Color, detail, and feathers work beautifully, but I'm really, really missing the tail. This frame feels caught between a headshot and a body shot.
09-23-2020, 06:48 PM
John Mack
Love the color here that blue is great. The pattern in the feathers is very nice. I like the preening pose.
09-24-2020, 12:14 PM
Brian Sump
Joe, never seen one in person but this one is very pretty on screen. Really nice preening pose, sharp and nice balance with the multi-color bkg.