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 500nn PF + Nikon 1.4 III Teleconverter, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/5000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV -1/3 ISO 1250 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 700mm (1050mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2022 and Topaz Denoise AI
Cropped for composition and presentation
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Lovely image, Joe. The layered feathers are stunning. Lighting and detail are great, and the softly graded background adds interest. I think you could sharpen the eye/face a bit more, but otherwise I'd leave as is. Nice!
Hi Joe ... very nice image .
Light is nice and the bokeh with the duo colored BG is working very well .
I do like the colors and tones a lot .
Well done on all counts
Tri-colored Heron
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