Wood Stork

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image recently at a local lake in Lakeland, 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 185mm (277mm FFE)
1/1000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering -1/3 EV ISO 180 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, exposure, HA, composition and reflection of the palm trees in the eye. Very well done Joe!

[Grace Scalzo]

Exposure, depth of field, sharpness all spot on. Love the details on her/ his head. More room at the top is an option. One of my favs of yours, Joe, real nice image.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Joe, nice capture and good, subtle detail in the whites, nicely exposed, but get that SS up!!!!

TFS
Steve

[Randy Stout]

Joe:

I have always found wood storks to be intriguing subjects, because of the mixture of beauty and ugliness. I once posted one with the title, "Super Model gone horribly wrong".

I would be tempted to add a little more room around the frame, just a bit tight

Very nicely exposed whites. The soft light was really your friend here

Cheers

Randy

[Karl Egressy]

The head tilting towards you is the best feature of this lovely portrait, Joe. Awesome details.

[gail bisson]

This is a beautiful portrait Joe.
The head angle, the soft, diffuse light and comp really look good to my eye.
Love the exposure on the whites.
Well done,
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated...

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joe, excellent detail on the head, feather detail, and not to mention the sharpness too. I do like the angled pose against that soft blue BG.