Another VIF (Vulture In Flight)

[Ian Cassell]

Canon 7D
Canon EF400mm f/5.6L
1/2000 sec f/7.1 ISO 400

Levels and sharpening in CS6
NR on BG in Noiseware 5

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Ian, nice timing on the capture. Overall, the image still looks a bit noisy and seems to be a bit flat (needs some contrast).

[arash_hazeghi]

nice wing position and BG. I agree it looks noisy and soft. did you have to boost exposure in post?

[Ben_Sadd]

Nice pose and flight angle. I agree with Miguel that it is lacking a bit of pop. Something is hurting the IQ. Is this a large crop? Would consider adding a sliver of canvas above to move the bird down in the frame a bit.

[Ian Cassell]

Thank you for all of the comments. No, this is minimally cropped for composition. I did boost exposure a very small amount, so maybe that was the killer.

[Peter Dexter]

I like the placement of the bird in the frame and nice wing feather detail. Agree on more contrast.

[Alan Murphy]

Love the low perspective flight shot for this species.

[Nico Steenberg]

Great light and sharp detail with good colours and comp. Super shot !

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the perfect wing position and the nice habitat. The noise seems excessive for that ISO and a small amount of adding exposure in post.

[Robert Holguin]

NIce shot. I really like the wing position and great comp.
Nits already mentioned.
Well done.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

I like the light and wing position. Noise can still be seen in dark areas, I also believe that this one needs a tad more contrast.