This image was captured at the rookery in the alligator breeding pond at Gatorland, Orlando, Florida early this morning. Looking at the image I was struck that the bird had a majestic appearance. The thick neck feathers appearing almost like fur. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm
1/1000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO 900 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017, burning areas of black feathers to even exposure in Lightroom, cleaned up the eye in Photoshop
Cropped for composition and presenatation
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 04-07-2017 at 06:51 PM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
That is one puffed up Anhinga! I like the vertical comp, good BG, details. Did you work on the eye's iris by any chance?
Hi Daniel, thank you for viewing and commenting. I did work on the iris and pupil, there was a reflection in the iris and a second catch light in the pupil. I cleaned up both.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
His Majesty Anhinga...
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