Black-necked Stilt

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image along Black Point Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island NWR, Merritt Island, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED shot at 300mm (450mm FFE)
1/400 F/8 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 160 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition

[gary ellwein]

Joseph, I like the this simple high key image. Consider flipping the image horizontally. Most of us scan left to right. With a flip, one's eye will pick up the wake and lead the viewer to the stilt. Perhaps, a bit more contrast. Over all I really like the concept of your image.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Love it! Nicely thought out, and the trailing wake plays a huge part in the comp. Perhaps try to make the red colouring of the eye more visible for web presentation (I'm sure it is quite apparent in the full-size version).

[Ian Wilson]

Nice image design Joe, very effective. Maybe a bit more contrast in the wake to make it more visible. Regards, Ian.

[keith mitchell]

Joe a grand piece of work, great use of your imagination, thanks for giving us a look.

Keith.

[Gerald Kelberg]

Really like the design of this one, Joe. Well seen!

Agree with Ian that a little more contrast to bring out the trail would be nice.

Gerald

[gail bisson]

This is excellent Joe. Great image design and although i would never have thought about ,"flipping it" I think that is a grand idea.
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing, commenting, and suggesting improvements. Very much appreciated...

[Marina Scarr]

Nice to see you thinking outside the box, Joe! Well done and I like your comp.

[john farnsworth]

Wonderful treatment! I don't like the idea of increasing the contrast on the wake. Subtlety is what makes this image work.

[Karen Pleasant]

Strong composition without manipulation! Very well pre-visualized, captured and processed. TFS!