Purple Gallinule feeding on Fire Flag blossoms...

[Joseph Przybyla]

Image captured at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, 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)
1/500 F/8 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 400 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Karl Egressy]

Nice image Joe but the bird looks pale and therefore doesn't pop against the similar background.
I tried to do some enhancement, I hope I did not overdone it.

[William Dickson]

Great capture Joe, really love the pose here. Maybe somewhere in between the posts would do for me Good work

Will

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks Karl and Will, here is what I came up with for a edit. I lowered the saturation of the green leaves and background and then slightly raised the saturation on the whole image.

[Karl Egressy]

I like your repost, Joe.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joe, a different pose for sure, and it works for me. We have a great view of those long toes, and I feel you have the colours throughout the image in your OP spot on.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I don't know the species so cannot comment on how the colours should really look.
Like the different view, the pose and the feet. Gosh, they are HUGE!

Well done and TFS!

[adrian dancy]

A unique pose and behaviour capture. I would go for a saturation between yours and Karl's. Nice work Joseph.

[Marina Scarr]

Killer colors and like your repost. Really like the curves created here. Image works very well.

[Joseph Przybyla]

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

[keith mitchell]

Joe love to see birds in different poses ,those feet are real Lily grabbers, do like this a lot.

Keith.

[Michael Hansen]

I agree with the others...love the "alternative" pose. This photo (and where it was taken) also remind me that I saw my first purple gallinule at Circle B. Nice place, and a great capture!



Mike