This is an image I worked on today from my spring beach chair photography at Ft. Desoto, Pinellas County, Florida. As the lyrics go from the Zac Brown Band song Toes "I've got my toes in the water, my a** in the sand, not a worry in the world", photographing the birds that stroll by or play in the water in front. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering -1/3 EV ISO 220 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processing in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 12-03-2015 at 10:26 AM.
Reason: Corrected setting for sharpening on export in Lightroom
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Very nicely done. Love the angle. Looks like the whites are hot on the rump, shoulder and head. I know some are going to say not the optimal head angle but since the bird appears to be in motion it is fine with me as I do not expect the bird to be watching me.
LOVE the color palette and the striding pose of the bird. I do wonder if a significant crop from the bottom might allow me to focus more on your bird and the pretty green water. Love the sand on his toes.