I got my eye on you

[Alex Becker]

Hi all,

Here is another Osprey frame from Florida -- in post I cropped about 30% off the image, made some tonal adjustments, added some color back as it was pretty flat, and sharpened. I wish both eyes were visible between the wing tips but such is life.

Camera: Nikon D500
Lens: 200-500mm f/5.6 at 300mm
Specs: 1/2500 ISO 2200 f/5.6

Thank you for looking,
Alex

[annmpacheco]

Hi Alex,
The missing eye really is paramount unfortunately. Is there any eye at all and is it in shadow? Can you eek out a sliver of gold? It looks more like the eye isn't there at all. Nice action caught and i like his HA and wings! TFS

[Alex Becker]

Hi Annmpacheco,

Thank you for your honest critique! The eye is pretty much entirely behind a wing tip, with just a very small sliver of the eye visible at 100% crop, so I think it may be a lost cause. I wasn't sure if it was a deal breaker or not so happy to get a second opinion. Thank you!