I captured this image at Lake Mirror in the center of 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 390mm (585mm FFE)
1/1000 F/11 Matrix Metering +1 EV ISO 3200 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC
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
Super detail in this nice portrait, Joe. I'd give a little more room in front of the bird and run some NR. Well done once again. You have a constant nice work in your posts.
Love the muted colors and the subject to sensor orientation--perfect on that. a
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