Image captured at Ft. Desoto County Park in Pinellas County, Florida. These are big birds, difficult to take flight from the water, especially with wet feathers. The feet push, the wings flap hopping across the water until fast enough to take flight. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO 640 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Topaz Sharpen AI
Cropped for composition and presentation
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 04-05-2021 at 11:34 AM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Joe, I dig the more pronounced appeal of the Brownies versus traditional white/American.
Bird looks pretty good. Tone looks good to my eye.
Aside from having a frame in the sequence where the near wing is in full spread to match the opposing one, I find myself wishing for a little more left. I do, however understand why you composed it how you did with the water splashes. Perhaps a candidate for a pano crop?
Well caught,good timing, the angle not quite optimal but there's nothing you could do about that. I big impressive bird - makes me think of a rugby player charging forward through any obstacles.