Penguin Wings... American Robin

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image along Joe Overstreet Road in Kenansville, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF + Nikon 1.4 III Teleconverter, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberley MonoGimbal head
1/3200 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 900 Auto 1sd WB, image captured at 700mm (1050mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Topaz Sharpening AI
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation

[William Dickson]

Well captured Joe....the IQ grabbed my eye, as soon as I opened it....Great pose and HA...and yes the penguin pose..BG looks good as does the perch, which personally I would clone out the white...and maybe a wee bit more below if you have the canvas...

Will

[John Mack]

I like the title. This would have made a nice vertical. I know easy to say after the fact. Nice gradients in the background. Detail on the bird looks great.

[Dorian Anderson]

Beautiful view to this species! We often take these for granted since they're so common, but people would lose their **** for this bird if it was rarer. IG is excellent, and the penguin pose really adds interest.
Perfect head angle and eye contact. Agree a vertical would look great if you have the canvas. Love how our eye goes right to that yellow beak!

[arash_hazeghi]

lovely shot Joe, nice HA, BG details what else. In a perfect world the wings would be stretched open. yes to vertical and would also clean up the poop

TFS

[Wayne Niz]

Love the pose, great pic

[Kurt Bowman]

Nice pose, BG and detail! I agree about removing the poo, but this is nice! Great job

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated. Here is a edit using the suggestions offered to improve the image. Poop gone and a vertical.