One from the past for the theme, image capture in 2017 at Ft. Desoto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV-1/3 ISO 280 WB using the eyedrop picker, camera supported using 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
I really like this Joe, IQ, the gorgeous colors are so vibrant along with sharpness and details. Love the toes and the foot up with the water rolling off, really cool to look at. A beauty!
You dug into the files and came up with a winner. I wonder what was going on with the bird's near-leg; it looks as if it might have been entrapped in fishing line for a while ...
with love, artie
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This looks really good! The setting is lovely splash adds a great touch of action. There do seem to be some hot spots on the breast, and a few other areas look a bit grayed. I'm not sure what kind of processing you've done already but it might be nice to try to even that blotchy texture. Lower half of frame looks a touch pink, but I don't know the site/sand and how that might affect the hue on a great low angle shot like this.
You dug into the files and came up with a winner. I wonder what was going on with the bird's near-leg; it looks as if it might have been entrapped in fishing line for a while ...
with love, artie
Hey Artie, you're right about the fishing line. When I first posted a image from this series a BPN member Gail Bisson wrote that she had been at Ft. Desoto the year before I captured this image. She saw a Oystercatcher tangled in fishing line and told the ranger. The staff at Ft. Desoto captured the bird and removed the fishing line. What you see is the scar left, appears it had been there for quite a while.. Thank you for viewing and commenting.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Nice to see my buddy again! I wonder if he is still alive. I saw him at Fort DeSoto in 2017 but have not seen him since.
I liked this image back in 2017 and I still like it.
I love the splash and the raised foot and the vibrant colors but I see some hot whites on the chest that need to be addressed.
Thanks for the memories!
Gail