Flamingo Walk

[Michael Stern]

Greetings:
Captured this image early this morning in South Dade County (Miami, Fl) of a Flamingo walking through a wetlands area. It was interesting to me how light colored the bird was with yellow eyes! Hope you like it and all comments welcomed. (Some PP some exposure adjustment (the image was a little dark); 14% crop; brightness/contrast; minor sharpening; No color or saturation; just wonderful morning light.)
Michael
Canon 40D
500mm
f 7.1
ISO 400
Flash w Beamer
(I do not remember the speed)

[Rafael Rodriguez Mojica]

The birds looks great with good eye contact, but I find the background a little bit distracting. A gaussian blur may really help improve the image.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great find and striding pose, details and light look good, too. I find the dark blotch near the leg a bit distracting. A lower angle might have helped with the BG.

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely light and pose. Agree that a lower angle may have helped the BG. Maybe some CCW rotation to level the water.