Red-breasted Merganser

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image Wednesday at Ft. Desoto County Park, Pinellas County, 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 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 200 AWB, camera on a Oben monopod with tilt head
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition

[Karl Egressy]

Nice, relatively low angle shot, Joe. Nice detail and perfect head angle. She looks sleepy.

[keith mitchell]

Joe agree with Karl this bird does look relaxed and sleepy,nice angle and the water looks good,very nice and thanks for giving us a look.

Keith.

[Marina Scarr]

Nice for you that the mergansers are still @ FD. Exposure and pose are nice. I would consider a slight crop off of the left side. Wish the eye were a bit more pronounced, but I am glad to see some catch light and a nice angle.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.