Juvenile Wood Stork

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Lake Mirror in Lakeland, Florida, in 2014. 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 280mm
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 1000 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the tight composition, bad hairdo, soft BG, HA and details. Very well done Joe.

[Lorant Voros]

Another nice portrait of a juvi. Nice detail and good comp and DOF. Well done.

[John Mack]

Nice portrait here. Like the composition and pose.

[Glenn Pure]

Joe, another really wonderful shot. All the usual comments for your shots apply: great IQ, tone handling, composition, background and subject. Excellent work. I notice greenish and pinkish tints on the lower part of the bird. Is that normal colouration of reflected light from something?

[Joseph Przybyla]

I notice greenish and pinkish tints on the lower part of the bird. Is that normal colouration of reflected light from something?

Hi Glenn, the bird was standing on a grass covered banking. The greenish tint is reflected light from the grass. I removed most of the green, maybe need to be more aggressive. Thank you for viewing and commenting.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the bird, the BKGR, and the image.

with love, artie

[Jonathan Ashton]

A fine shot Joe, I like the composition and the plumage detail. The crystal clear view of the eye really grabs attention.