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    Dottie and I went to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge yesterday morning. I captured this image at a stop along Blackpoint Wildlife Drive. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

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    Nikon 500mm PF, Handheld sitting on ground using elbows and knees to brace camera and lens
    1/3200 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 3200 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
    Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2022 and Topaz
    Cropped slightly for composition and presentation
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    Joe:

    You have to love spoonbills, such characters. Open bill, head angle, falling drops, clean background, all work nicely.
    I might try a slightly brighter version, perhaps .25 or so, to get the whites a bit brighter, but nice as posted.

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    Love as presented, I appreciate it could be brighter but looks rinky tinky to me. I don't think you could have asked for a better pose. The subject contrasts beautifully with the background.

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    Nice one Joe, agree with Randy that overall, it does need and increase in Exposure by around a third. I do like the fact the head is turned slightly towards the viewer and the droplets are a nice touch. BKG looks a bit blotchy with some repeat patterns, you might like to looking at smoothing them out.

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    Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated.
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