Red-breasted Merganser

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image one morning while sitting in a beach chair on the north beach at Ft. Desoto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida. What a pleasure watching several of these Mergansers dive and swim for fish. The water that day was so clear they could easily be followed as they fed. Every time I look at the images from that day that memory returns. 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)
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 450 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Bill Dix]

A lovely Merganser hen, and I love the water drops. The water almost looks as if you sharpened it -- in any case it needs some NR.

[stuart wanuck]

yes well done