I captured this image of a Wood Stork at Circle B 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 250mm (375mm FFE)
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering -2/3 EV ISO 250 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Another notch up for the D7000 Joe !!
Great work, and it shows how vegetation can add so much to a shot. Good exposure all around too. Not seen a sky like that over here for a while !!
John
Nice landing pose. I just love these prehistoric looking birds.
I like the green leaves that add a pop of color.Good comp.
Just a couple of housecleaning issues-I see some cloning artifacts near the tail and a bit of a sharpening halo.Both easy fixes.
Gail
The halos popped right out at me because if anyone knows how to create them, it's me. :) LOL Seriously, just fix them then be proud of this nice image. Love the greenery too.
Thanks everyone for viewing, commenting, and suggesting improvements. There is a saying... You cannot see the forest because of the trees. That was the case here, I never saw the sharpening halos until Gail and Grace mentioned them. I have fixed them, as said and easy fix. Thanks again everyone.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams