Wood Stork

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image of a Wood Stork at Lake Mirror in the center of Lakeland, Florida. When I look at the bill all scratched and etched I cannot help but wonder how it got that way. 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/8 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 450 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Karl Egressy]

Little too tight but none the less nice portrait, Joe.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'm liking the exposre control and all the fine details. A good look at the weathered bill that's for sure, but I think more room left and bottom would help the comp IMO. Many of the herons and their allies' bills "peel" and become nice and shiny new after a few weeks...

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Joseph i like this frame , not too tight for my taste . Superb controlled whites and exposure . You have lovely details and good tonal range in the image .
I might only look at the whites in the LLC they do carry a bit of a green cast , i guess reflection from the green surroundings .

TFS Andreas