I captured this image one morning at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. I revisited it today editing it for this month's theme. 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)
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering +1 EV ISO 1000 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
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
An interesting shot and a very good moment. The head angle works for me and I really like the green background on the photo. I can't really tell if the focus is accurate on this one and I think the picture could benefit from a slight CW rotation. The horizon is a little off judging from the water ripple. Very nice tone, nonetheless! Thanks for sharing!
I like what you were going for here. I do agree with CW rotation, and I do feel that often small birds in the frame look better tucked closer to a corner - this image would benefit from a good crop from below (maybe half the space reduced down there). I love the prey item adding interest to the image, and the vertical striping caused by the reeds above is pretty neat.
Pied-billed Grebe
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