Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at a stop along Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Merritt Island, Florida. I am sure I have posted this before but I keep going back to the image and doing it over again, never quite satisfied. The morning was light rain, overcast sky, soft light. Today when I worked up the image again I was pretty satisfied. What do you think, any suggestions for improvement. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF, Handheld
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +2/3 ISO 1400 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped for composition and presentation

[John Mack]

Nice wing strech. I do like the landing pose as well.

[dankearl]

BG goes well with the pink color...

[Colin Driscoll]

I can see why you keep trying with this one, such a great wing stretch, but the light was not quite in your favor.