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/8 Matrix Metering EV +2/3 ISO 4000 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020 and Neat Image for noise reduction, out of focus branches removed from the background
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 love the clean background and the HA. Lighting is great, and detail is plentiful. I like how we can see the rufous underneath the tail. I'd shift the bird down in the frame as it's sitting just a bit too high for my taste. I also see some cloning artifacts along the perch (most obvious on the RHS corner) - easy fix in PP. Noise is processed really well. Really well done, Joe!
Joe the bird is great in details nice and sharp.Love the background and agree with the previous statement could be lowered in the frame a touch.And great noise reduction.