The lonely hunter......

[dankearl]

1/3200, iso2000, f5.6, 600mm

611_7929bpn.jpg (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=173213&stc=1&d=1514831265)

[Randy Stout]

Dan:

I like the composition, small in frame gives the sense scale to his environment. Soft but plausible background. Wish the bird was a bit sharper, esp. the face.

Cheers

Randy

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the small in frame composition. I have yet to get a good image of this bird. Nice image Dan.

[John Mack]

Looks a lot like the shots i get of harriers.

[Arthur Morris]

I like the concept and the soft background and even the light strip at the background but not the somewhat soft bird ... If you have more on the right I would have like the bird tucked even more into the upper left corner.

with love, artie

[Glenn Pure]

Good thinking here Dan - I think this wouldn't work as well without the strip of oof ground below as it reinforces that the bird is hunting. I see a few have commented on the bird looking a bit soft. It does just a touch to me too but suspect this could be tidied a bit in post processing or final output sharpening.