Ring-necked Duck

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida. Unconventional pose, I guess you will either love it or hate it. 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
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +2/3 ISO 560 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2022 and Topaz Denoise AI
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/

[annmpacheco]

I love it Joe, it's all bout that eye! Wonderful clear BG, i would suggest taking some off the bottom without disturbing the reflection. TFS

[Dorian Anderson]

I didn't think this was gonna work when I clicked on the thumb, but it looks quite good. I think the reflection really helps, and I agree with Ann about taking a bit off the bottom. It's amazing how the bird looks like it was shot in B and W. I'm so used to seeing them with full color saturation in bright sun!