Great Blue Heron
My camera came back from the repair shop on Friday, so Saturday I had to get out to see if all was right. I captured this image while driving along Black Point Wildlife Drive at Merritt Island NWR, Florida. I had to do more work on the image than I prefer. I evicted a small Mangrove bush from the center left hand side and a Mangrove branch from the center right hand side that intersected the image of the bird. Both I found distracting. I also worked on diminishing the background so the bird would be highlighted. 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)
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 500
Cropped for composition, highlight reduction to the cheek and neck, added clarity to the bird
Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10
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