I captured this image at Lake Morton in Lakeland, 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 +2/3 ISO 720 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped for composition and presentation
P.S. Learn more about Lake Morton in the BAA Middle Florida Photography Site Guide that Artie and I co wrote. The guide is available on the Birds As Art Online Store.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Fun pose, one that screams Ring-billed Gull! I like the ripples and reflections. Not sure why there is a small detached bit of bill on the lower mandible's tip. The image also need a bit of CW rotation.
Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated. Not sure why there was a detached piece of bill, no work was done in that area. I removed that for this repost. I also rotated the image a tad CW using the tip of the bill as lined up with the reflection.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams