I captured this image along Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on Merritt Island, Florida. 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 ISO 3200 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Topaz Denoise AI
Cropped for composition and presentation
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Sharp with a good head angle but much too tight, especially below as you have severally cut off the virtual legs and feet. There are lots of options, all wider.
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Sharp with a good head angle but much too tight, especially below as you have severally cut off the virtual legs and feet. There are lots of options, all wider.
with love, a
Hi Artie, thank you for viewing and commenting. Looking at the image after reading your comments I see exactly what you commented on. Here is a edit and repost with more room all around. I had the room in the original but got carried away cropping. Thanks again...
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams