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
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV -1 ISO 160 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat Image for noise reduction
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
Love the perch and setting. The birds pose is nice as well. If possible, I would try to clone or smooth out the rogue blue/green bit on the BG as it draws my eye a bit. Overall everything works well here. TFS
Very nice Joe.
I like the perch and the direct gaze.
The little pop of red is a nice "surprise".
I like the BG.
The perch is interesting and flowers balance the bird. Any bigger and it would have been too heavy.
Did you do some cloning work to the tip of the stem that bird is perched on? Looks like there is a bit of ghosting from cloning.
IQ is excellent.
Nice image,
Gail
I love this one (too). Its funny, the more time that you spend in the field and the harder you work the better your images become. The tiny red flower is a huge plus and I love the BKGR as is.
with love, artie
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ps: I wish that the bird had angled its body a bit for a better side view of the tail ...
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