Anhinga (f)

[Joseph Przybyla]

Whenever I can I like to work tight. This Anhinga was more than accommodating letting me get very close. I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +2 ISO 500 AWB. camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation

[gail bisson]

very good IQ and details on the bird.
nice diagonal line creates an interesting portrait.
a slightly better ha would be nice but nice as is, Gail

[Randy Stout]

Joe:

I love the texture in the neck, nice composition, well exposed.

I might be tempted to darken the pupil just a bit.

Cheers

Randy

[Glenn Pure]

Nothing I'd change here Joe. I like these tight portraits too but the opportunities to get them are hard to come by, especially for medium and smaller birds. Detail is stunning and the diagonal composition against a monotone background works really well. Without knowing the species, the colour and tone look natural.