Bad Hair Day...

[Joseph Przybyla]

Anhinga (male), Gatorland Rookery, Orlando, Florida. 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 330mm (495mm FFE)
1/250 F/8 Matrix Metering -2/3 EV ISO 1100 Auto WB, camera on a monopod braced against a railing
Post processed in Lightroom 5.7 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition

[John Robinson]

Wow!!! What a bird ! No nits at all. Was thinking of suggest more of a pano but you'd loose the spikey bits on te birds back.
Great stuff.
John

[Gerald Kelberg]

Ha! Great hair-do! And I really love those colours.

Thanks for sharing,

Gerald

[Troy Lim]

It looks like me in the morning. LOL
I would tone down the beak a tad, other than that, superb!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Ha ha, nothing a little gel (or a lot) can't fix! Good comp, good details. Bummer the light reflected so strongly on the bill - you could try toning it down. A dusty bunny is visible in lower left corner.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone...did some more work reflecting the comments and suggestions. Here is a repost.

[Bill Dewey]

Glad I read to the end before echoing the comment about the bill, very well done on the Re-Pro. Is this standard breeding plumage? I did a Google search and can't quite find one looking like this. I should also note that I like the composition, something a bit different than the standard profile.

[Jim Crosswell]

That is one crazy hairdo. I didn't know that they were so colorful at breeding time. Very well done Joe!

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent portrait shot, Joe.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate your viewing, commenting and offering suggestions to improve the image.