I captured this image at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF + Nikon 1.4 III, camera and lens supported by a monopod
1/2500 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 560 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 700mm
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Neat Image for noise reduction when needed
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 The BAA Middle of Florida Site Guide
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Low angle view of the action is very nice, and the detail on the bird looks good. Exposure looks spot on. The water lines and rings are collectively a bit busy for me, but take that lightly as my style is super minimal. I also think the whole image looks a bit washed out. I'm always willing to trade a bit of detail for some extra contrast and punch, but you might be different. I'm not sure how much of is is processing vs. lighting during capture.