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    I captured this image at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

    Nikon D500
    Nikon 500mm PF, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
    1/1000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 125 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
    Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2022 and Neat Image for noise reduction
    Cropped for composition and presentation

    P.S. Learn more about Lake Morton in the BAA Middle Florida Photography Site Guide that Artie and I co-authored. It is available at this link https://birdsasart-shop.com/the-baa-...ic-site-guide/
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    very colourful and clearly shown, I am a bit disappointed that the legs are missing, I suspect there must have been good reason.

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    IQ looks great and perfect HA with a nice clean BG.
    The crop doesn't feel right to me. I would move the bird to the right and have a bit more room in front of the duck and place the right hand edge just past the white feather tips.
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    You've captured the iridescence perfectly here Joe, the light is perfect. I'm guessing he was perched on the wall on the East side - I took similar shots and cropped them this way as I didn't like the man made aspect. I agree with Gails comment for a little more breathing space in from, otherwise spot on for me

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan Ashton View Post
    very colourful and clearly shown, I am a bit disappointed that the legs are missing, I suspect there must have been good reason.
    Hi Jon, thank you for viewing and commenting. The bird was perched on a ugly brick wall at the waters edge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gail bisson View Post
    IQ looks great and perfect HA with a nice clean BG.
    The crop doesn't feel right to me. I would move the bird to the right and have a bit more room in front of the duck and place the right hand edge just past the white feather tips.
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    Hi Gail, thank you for viewing and commenting. Yup, I agree with you regarding the crop. I wanted to show the colorful feathers on the side of the bird knowing the crop has a awkward feel.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Poole View Post
    You've captured the iridescence perfectly here Joe, the light is perfect. I'm guessing he was perched on the wall on the East side - I took similar shots and cropped them this way as I didn't like the man made aspect. I agree with Gails comment for a little more breathing space in from, otherwise spot on for me

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    Hi Mike, thank you for viewing and commenting. You are correct, the bird was perched on the wall on the east side in front of the bench I was sitting on.
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    Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated. Here is a edit changing the crop to more traditional portrait.
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    Repost tickety boo!

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