I captured this image along Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island NWR, Merritt Island, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 55-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED shot at 300mm
1/400 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 320
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018, cloned and patched out a couple Mangrove branches for a clean composition
Cropped 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
Not the prettiest birds, Joe but still a really nice frame in wonderful light. As usual, your rendering of colour and tone is really first class. Excellent detail (as usual) too. I also don't mind the fact that the birds are moving away from you. Leg positions are great and raised wings on the centre bird all add to this for me. The still, blue-grey water adds a nice dreamy element to this. Thanks for sharing.
This image really has life to it Joe. The lovely soft blue-grey of the water is a perfect setting for the creaminess of the ruffled feathers. The spread wing bird acts as a terrific centrepiece to the image and I really like the shading of the feathers from white to yellow-brown? It gives the whole thing wonderful depth. I often find reflections distracting but these work really well as a base for this trio. I think the full parallel ( well almost ) turn of the L-hand bird's head is an important element in helping us connect with the image.
Joe, I love this image. Wood Storks are my favorite so I'm a little biased. I agree with the comments below. Possibly a slight (2 degrees) rotation to the left. I love the LH bird eye contact as well as the center birds wing position.
This is just terrific, Joe. Lovely family outing captured beautifully. The light is wonderful and I especially like the water tone is a continuous grayish blue overcast reflection. Well done.
Wood Stork Family...
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