All Puffed Up For The Ladies...

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image of a male Anhinga at the rookery in the alligator breeding pond in Gatorland, Orlando, Florida. As I study the image I am struck how the feathers on the neck look like fur, it must be a adaptation to help them swim. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED, camera and lens supported by a monopod
1/500 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO 320 Auto WB, image captured at 175mm
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020 and Neat Image for noise reduction when needed
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Volkan Akgul]

Joseph, puf puf ! super natural and detail very good. congratulations

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Hi Joe,

Wonderful portrait in nice light. Like the look back pose, and that beautiful maroon eye. Great background with a slight touch of blue sky.


Geoffrey




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[David Roach]

Love the pose, EXP, details and the way he fills the frame. Another JP classic... TFS

[John Mack]

A very solid portrait. The head angle and pose are dead on. Beautiful feathers on the bird.

[Brian Sump]

Joe, fine colors and details here. Looks great!

Perhaps a little more on the left?

[Dorian Anderson]

Killer feather detail and eye contact! The face and beak are money. I also want more room on the left. Cramped as is.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated. I also thought there should be more room on the left side, I posted the image as it was because I had captured the image as a vertical. Here is a edit and repost where I added canvas on the left side.