I captured this image along Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Merritt Island, Florida. Some of you may have seen this before, I did some recent work on it for the theme this month. I guess in a perfect world the two storks on the right would be looking back like the one on the left but they were slowly moving away and I could not move for a better angle. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 55-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED HH
1/400 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 320 Auto WB, image captured at 300mm
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020, and Neat Image for noise reduction when needed, background smoothed in some areas and canvas added to get the look I wanted
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
I like this it really does look like a class image to me, very natural looking and I really like the processing. No point wishing for better poses, had they done it you would have got it, it's a very irritating comment but it is what it is........It looks great!
For some unknown reason, I like the fact that the family is walking away from you. I love the still water and the raised wings and foot. I think that it is a fine image and wish only that the two birds in the back had looked back at you. Call me irritating if you wish but the image would have been stronger had they all glanced back at you.
with love, artie
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morning Joe, Sure would have been if they turned but i really like this image bc the grouping and the disturbed water and calm water really pull me in here... Lovely
This is just a great capture. I love the walking along angles of all three, wings up in the middle, and the beautiful shade of reflected grey sky in the water.