I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, 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 Teleconverter, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/2000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV +2/3 ISO 1100 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 700mm (1050mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Topaz Denoise AI and Sharpen AI
Cropped for composition and presentation
Nice image Joe. The high key background works well and provides contrast with the bird colouring. This is a pretty bird and I like the overall composition. Is this a big crop? Just asking as there seems to be a slight lack of sharpness? Not sure if the extender has something to do with it. I'd want a little more of a head turn towards us. TFS
Hi Joe, I also like the HK BG for this one. I agree it doesn't seem as sharp as most of your other posts. had the same question as Paul about the crop size?