I captured this image from a blind at Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on Merritt Island, Florida. Difficult light, difficult bird... the blind is positioned so that early morning light is from the side, maybe 20 to 30 degrees off angle (great for birdwatchers, not so much for photographers). The Reddish Egret when fishing runs around erratically flapping it's wings and stabbing the water with it's bill to catch fish. I did the best I could with the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom dodging and burning areas on the bird to even the exposure as best I can. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF HH
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 500 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Neat Image for noise reduction when needed
Cropped from 2x3 for composition and presentation
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