Another from my morning at Gatorland. 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 260mm (390mm FFE)
1/1000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 360, camera on a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Looks great Joe! Great job with the comp and exposure. Details look good too. You could smooth out or tone down the bright part of the BG touching the forehead, but all-in-all this is a very well executed portrait.
I like the exposure, sharpness, details, clean BG and feather on the beak. Composition wise I would add a little in front of the egret making a more pano comp but its fine as presented. Very well done Joe.