Great Blue Heron

[Joseph Przybyla]

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 + Nikon 1.4 II Teleconverter, image captured at 550mm
1/1250 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 500 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation

P.S. Learn more about Circle B Bar Reserve in the BAA Middle Florida Photography Site Guide available in the Birds As Art Online Store.

[gail bisson]

Nice portrait Joe.
It almost looks like he is smiling!
Gail

[John Mack]

Nice solid portrait of this heron. Like the open mouth and the "S" the neck makes.