Eastern Pondhawk, female

[Allen Sparks]

Canon 7D, 300mm f4 IS, Tamron Pro 1.4x TC, HH
ISO 400, f16, 1/250s

I find this species hard to photograph as they always seem to like a very low perch. BG is water from lake. I wish the perch was smaller but again she did not follow my instructions.

[Bob Miller]

Hi Allen....This image looks great to me especially for a HH image. the bg has been handled nicely and the sharpness is pretty good overall. the perch as is does not bother me! Nice work!

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Allen. Love those greens and blues! Nice pose and good comp. You might try a little more selective sharpening on the abdomen, but overall, this is very well done!

[LindaHarden]

Hello, I really like the balance of the composition on this.... and also how the green and blue work together as mentioned above. If it were me, I might have cloned out that thread-like thing hanging down from the perch at the bottom.... the dark line eventually drew my eyes off the main subject. but I think this is a very nice photo.