Reddish Egret... Fishing, Jumping

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at a stop along Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Merritt Island, 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
1/1600 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 320 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

[Bill Dix]

Nice work, Joe. Great action pose, good light, head angle. Well done!

[Volkan Akgul]

Hi Joseph,

beautiful scene. kind of love. details look soft. it's like there's a hazy glass every once in a while :) it's still nice, congratulations.

[Arthur Morris]

Sharp and lovely. The only thing that bugs me is that the near wing is not fully extended, thus there is a bit of a shadow below the curve of that wing.

with love, artie

[Joseph Przybyla]

Sharp and lovely. The only thing that bugs me is that the near wing is not fully extended, thus there is a bit of a shadow below the curve of that wing.

with love, artie

Thank you for viewing and commenting, I too wish the near wing had been fully extended, had to go with what the image gave. Thanks Artie...