I captured this image along the beach on the north side of Ft. De Soto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400m F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 330mm
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, double processed the image
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
I still like this bird:). Nice walking pose, intense look, light, colors. I feel it could use some room above and maybe less below, though I understand if you wanted to include the wave. A little head turn towards us would not hurt, but I think this image works as it is. TFS.