Redhead Duck

[Joseph Przybyla]

• NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D500
• 500.0 mm f/5.6
• ƒ/5.6
• 500mm
• 1/2000s
• ISO 1250
• JOSEPH J PRZYBYLA
• Tue, 05 December 2023 8:07 AM
• COPYRIGHT 2020 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.1 (Windows)

I captured this image at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm PF, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1 ISO 1280 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic
Cropped for composition and presentation

 

[Colin Driscoll]

Nice bird Joe, good eye engagement. Sharp. Low POV.
A little less brightness and a bit more contrast might lift it a bit.

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice shot, a Pochard I think (?)
I like the exposure on the duck, I think I would reduce the brightness of the water.