I know the theme was to intentionally break rules, but wanted to share a photo i took before i had even remotely grasped the concepts of head angle, pointing your shadow at the bird, eye contact, virtual legs and undoubtably many more.
love the photo anyway. early morning in Ft. Myers, FLA
nikon d300, 200-400, 1/500th at f9, iso 800, aperture priority,
added a little clarity and vibrance in LR and gave it a little vignette,
cloned out some spots on the sensor in PS, played with curves to bring out detail in the feathers, a little NR and sharpening.









