Northern Harrier

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Captured this image a week ago under the last rays of sun that were poking though the tree line at the edge of this field in a local wildlife preserve. There were a number of NOHA, including at least one Gray Ghost harassing at least two Short-eared Owls as they both were hunting for the same pray. C&C welcome

D500, Nikon 500mm +1.4 TC, f 6.3, 1/2500s, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley Gimbal head.

Geoffrey




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[arash_hazeghi]

I like the posed the display of the environment, unfortunately the IQ is not great, the image is too dark and harrier doesn't show much details

TFS

[Robert Kimbrell]

A Great bird captured in a beautiful setting. I agree with Arash, the image is too dark. I love the location you have here, it looks so fitting for this Harrier.

[Arthur Morris]

Yes, nice habitat and framing but way too dark as presented.

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[Bill Dix]

This definitely captures the mood of that evening, as the light had all but disappeared (and my fingertips were freezing). Its worth trying to brighten the bird a bit, and maybe the bg.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the habitat and comp. I agree about the IQ and darkness. If you do rework the image take note of the odd black blob at top that would be best removed.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Thanks for the input everyone. Though I like the original, this repost being a bit brighter does show more detail. Thanks Daniel for your sharp eye.

Geoffrey

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