Purple Gallinule

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AR-S ED shot at 290mm
1/500 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO 500 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017, a couple slivers of vegetation removed from the background
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Isaac Grant]

Now that is how you want to get a Purple Gallinule! Great job Joseph. Pose and background are top notch for such a skulking bird.

[stuart wanuck]

nice clean image usually so reclusive

[Bill Dix]

Hi Joe. I wish they were behaving like this when we were there. We'll have to come back when the vegetation is conducive to this behavior. This is a great shot, with wonderful color and comp. Love those feet.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image with beautiful colors and nice details.

Regards,
Satish.

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[Glenn Conlan]

A definitely clear representation of this species that you never see. What a great capture, unreal footing action