Purple Gallinule

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image of a Purple Gallinule last summer at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique are welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF shot at 300mm (450mm FFE)
1/500 F/8 ISO 500
Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements

[Enrique Patino]

Great subject, pose, colors, details and comp. Wish you had more light on the bird. Maybe tone down the highlights on the perch.

[Diane Miller]

Looks like great sharpness on the bird and an interesting perch -- good idea about toning down the highlights (or Exposure, if that's necessary -- they often need to be balanced).

[Andreas Liedmann]

Nice colorful bird with good detail and sharpness. Agree about reducing overall exposure by 1/3 plus taming the HL .

TFS Andreas

[Karl Egressy]

Lovely image of this elusive bird, Joe.

[Tom van den Brandt]

Lovely capture, great colors and composition. I agree with toning down the exposure and highlights.

Cheers, Tom

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thank you all for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated. I have followed the suggestion off regarding toning down the highlights on the perch. Thank again for viewing, commenting and offering a suggestion to improve my image.

[Satish Ranadive]

Joseph, Superb image of beautiful hen in habitat.Beautiful colors and details. Very nice composition.
We have similar hen but it has full red from beak to crown.

Regards,
Satish.