I love these birds, the first one I saw was shortly after moving to Florida fifteen years ago while playing golf. Before that I never knew they existed, never did I think I would be photographing them now. Last week on the way home from Circle B Bar Reserve I stopped by Lake Mirror in the center of Lakeland, Florida. I was happy to see two Wood Stork families at the northeast side of the lake where the birds congregate. So important to see adults with young because the conditions for these birds to breed need to be near perfect and the habitat is threatened. 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 220mm (330mm FFE)
1/1250 F/8 Matrix Metering -2/3 EV ISO 280 AWB HH, Continuous autofocus, single focus point on the upper eye active at the time of exposure
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC
Cropped for composition and presentation
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 08-09-2016 at 10:38 AM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Hey Joseph, I like the composition and the background. Nice detail on the bird, although the light looks a little harsh to me (but you have definitely handled it well). TFS
Wood Stork
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