I captured this image yesterday morning at the rookery in the alligator breeding pond at Gatorland, Orlando, Florida. This girl was a real flirt, she was calling out and the males were flitting around her. 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 310mm
1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 2000 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped from horizontal for composition and presentation
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 03-10-2017 at 07:05 AM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Great pose you got here Joe of your little flirt. I agree that the head could use a little more sharpening. I would add a little more canvas above and below as it seems a little tight to me. Also the shot looks a little flat to me. These birds are more of a reddish brown and not really a blondish brown. I think it would benefit from a lowering the mid tones a bit and adding a little saturation perhaps. May have to up the exposure if you do that. I really wish I got a shot like this while I was down there.