I captured this image in February this year at Gatorland, Orlando, Florida. After photographing at the rookery in the alligator breeding pond exiting leads one past the area where this bird and other parrots are kept. Most time I stop for a few clicks if the area is not crowded. The area is small, so distance from the subject is limited as are choices for backgrounds but with careful choosing good photos are possible. 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 0 ISO 800 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped for composition and presentation
P.S. Learn more about Gatorland in the BAA Middle Florida Photography Site Guide that Artie and I co-authored. It is available on the Birds As Art Online Store.
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 12-19-2019 at 12:27 PM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
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