Wood Stork Family

[Joseph Przybyla]

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

[David Roach]

Hi Joe, I really loved this before and this looks even better. The heck with head angles, this is a perfect frame IMHO. TFS

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Simplicity, behavior, details, water, reflections and framing all as sweet as can be....

[Jonathan Ashton]

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!

[Arthur Morris]

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

[annmpacheco]

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

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Hi Joe,

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.


Geoffrey




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[William Dickson]

Well done Joe, I remember this one from the first time you posted it....Lovely image, nice detail on all three and the reflections add.

Will

[John Mack]

Now this is art. Looks great all around. I don't mind that the birds are walking away. The ripply reflections are nice as well. Nice detail.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated.