I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Most years, when the Fire Flag (a.k.a. Alligator Flag) blooms the Purple Gallinules find the blossoms irresistible. The birds climb the stalks to reach the blossoms. Funny to watch as they get almost there then lose their grip on the stem to slide down and start over again. When they get high on the stem it bends making their quest easier to conquer. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED, image captured at 290mm
1/500 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISo 640 Auto WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped from horizontal to vertical for composition and presentation
P.S. Learn more about the Purple Gallinules and Circle B Bar Reserve in The BAA Middle of Florida Site Guide that Artie and I co-authored. It is available on the Birds As Art Online Store.
Last edited by Arthur Morris; 02-03-2020 at 11:05 AM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Very nice composition, if practicable I would go for a slightly looser crop. I find the colours are very saturated and vibrant, this masks detail particularly on the belly area.
I love everything about this one. A bit more on top would have improved it. It does not at all look over-saturated and there is so much great stuff to look at that I did not even see the motion blur in the one toe. Did anyone notice that the middle toe on the right foot seems to be upside down?
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I love everything about this one. A bit more on top would have improved it. It does not at all look over-saturated and there is so much great stuff to look at that I did not even see the motion blur in the one toe. Did anyone notice that the middle toe on the right foot seems to be upside down?
Hi Artie, thank you for commenting and viewing, much appreciated. Here is a edit and repost. I fixed the motion blur on that one toe and added canvas on the top. The toe that appears upside down isn't when looking closer. Two toes opposing, one on top of the stem and one underneath. I had to zoom up and look very closely. No one else mentioned it.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Nicely done on the added canvas -- a little bit made a huge difference.
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