Limpkin

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image of a Limpkin at CircleB Bar Reserve in Polk 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 390mm (585mm FFE)
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering +1 1/3 EV ISO 3200 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joe, excellent DOF on the head and bill for F/5.6. I like this pose with the bill following the line of body, and the light shows up the eye very well. I do like your comp too - enough space all round. Well captured.

[Karl Egressy]

Great sharpness and details, nice pose, clean background. Great overall portrait, Joe. It's probably a full frame image, but you still can add some canvas to the top and front using content aware to make it even better.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Just a beautiful portrait Joe, and the light is so soft and gentle.
Well done and TFS.

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely portrait, Joe. Love the textures of the plumage and tones on the bill. I would be tempted to darken the light areas in the BG.

[gail bisson]

WOW! I love this one Joe.
The IQ is topnotch and I like the lines created by the pose.
The BG is beautiful and really compliments the bird well.
I think I would darken the LUC a bit but otherwise no nits from me,
Gail

[adrian dancy]

I've looked at quite a few images tonight and even the bad ones are good...This jumps out as an outstanding image. No further comment required ....it's all there

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent portrait. Beautiful colors, details and nice composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Geoff Newhouse]

Excellent sharpness, background, head angle and engaging eye.

Great shot.

TFS
Geoff

[Jim Crosswell]

A real beauty Joe! I like the IQ, details, sharpness, BG and tight composition.

[keith mitchell]

Missed this Joe,congrats to you.