Eastern Phoebe

[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 AF-S ED shot at 400mm
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 400 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Joseph,
Very nice feather detail on the head. Good one for this month's theme. Is there a reason you shot this with wide open aperture?
Allen

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Joseph,
Very nice feather detail on the head. Good one for this month's theme. Is there a reason you shot this with wide open aperture?
Allen

Hi Allen, regarding your question... it was what I had set on the camera when the bird landed about eight feet away on a circular metal handle used to control water flow at Circle B Bar Reserve. I had time to focus quickly and get off one burst before it too flight again. Thank you for viewing and commenting.