Male Sharptail Portrait

[kevin Hice]

Shot last week in Nd processed with Dpp 4,Photoshop,Topaz noise Comments and critiques appreciated.
Canon 1DX 111
500 f/4 L IS
700 mm
Av 6.3
1/1000
ISO 5000

[dankearl]

The eye is off the charts. Outstanding.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautiful Shot. Love the eye. I could tone down the yellow a little, but that is personal choice.

I drove around wyoming and colorado border last week to find these birds.. Alas I only saw them far away in Pawnee National Grasslands.

TFS

[Dorian Anderson]

Cracking portrait, Kevin. A close view of a bird often seen from afar. I agree about dropping the luminosity on the yellow a bit; that would give the eye comb a bit richer color. Otherwise, I think the bird is just a bit too far to the right in the frame. I think you could slide him left a bit. The pinkish haze is great.

[kevin Hice]

I do like moving the bird over in the frame. Not so sure about the eyebrow comb. They are quite bright this time of year.

[kevin Hice]

Thanks Dorian the move is better and I did some adjustments on the bright yellow.

[John Mack]

I like tbe previous one more than this. But, this one is very nice as well. Great detail and i like the second post;s crop more.

[Arthur Morris]

In addition to all the positives above I love the BKGR and the head angle.

with love, a

[Mike Poole]

No nits at ll from me, lovely portrait of a great looking bird

Mike

[Brian Sump]

Kevin, man the 1DX gets loads of detail. I have loved the recent frames man.

Super colors, beautiful detail and the rich, smooth bkgs are to die for.

My initial thought was the og post was a little far right, but actually right in between hits it on the head for me.

Might suggest brushing out the blues in the shadows and maybe a slight dodge brush, opacity 8 or something, could really give it just a bump.

Beauties my friend, well done!

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Kevin ... a super cool portrait !!!
Love it :5:5:cheers:

In terms of any critique from my side .... I can only echo Brian´s thoughts about some subtle changes .

Great work and TFS Andreas

[gail bisson]

This is gorgeous Kevin.
Like the crop. Perfect HA. Great IQ. No nits from me except that I wish this was mine and that I get to see a lek sometime!
Gail

[William Dickson]

I do like moving the bird over in the frame. Not so sure about the eyebrow comb. They are quite bright this time of year.

Very nice Kevin, yes the wattles'eyebrows' should be brighter, if they are like Red Grouse....They go so bright during courtship display that they almost glow in the dark.....

Well captured mate.

Will