American White Ibis...

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image recently at Ft. Desoto County Park in Pinellas 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 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 500 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10, darkened the background using a tone curve in Lightroom
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Bill Dix]

A lovely preening shot, Joe. Nice exposure, good pose. The bird stands out nicely against the dark bg. I might have played with an off-center comp, but it works well as posted.

[Lorant Voros]

Like the very well exposed white, the preening pose. I'd try a vertical composition as well.

[Marina Scarr]

You did a great job on your whites and I love the black BG. Wish for a different composition, whether horizontal or vertical and would have preferred the eye more visible/open.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing, commenting, and suggesting improvements. Very much appreciated...

Hey Bill and Marina, here is another from the same series with a different crop and comp, also the eye is open more.

[Bill Dix]

I like it. Well done.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image. Very nice preening pose with dark backdrop. i like the vertical crop.

Regards,
Satish.

[Glenn Conlan]

The repost makes this great image even better, well done