Pigeon flight

[Stu Bowie]

Just another pigeon image. Hope Im not boring you with these guys. My own critique is the beak blending in with the BG.
Canon 50D
100-400 400mm
1/3200
F/5.6
ISO 640

Exp Comp 0
Hand Held

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I eally like the pose/eye contact and the wing position!

[Harshad Barve]

Outstanding image Stuart
TFS

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the sharpness, wing position, eye contact and BG. I might give it a bit more room and would lighten the shadows and tone down the highlights some more.

[Chris Kotze]

Excellent flight shot well exposed and super colours

[David Fletcher]

Nailed it Stu. Crisp and sharp.

[Keith Bauer]

The contrast of the bird against the background works well. Nice wing position captured.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Great capture. Pose, sharpness and background are fantastic. Agree w/ Axel on toning down the whites a bit.

JR

[Morkel Erasmus]

what a super pose and exposure Stu! ditto Axel on some more S/H needed. a very well done from me.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I think this rocks Bru! ;) I cannot see the problem with the beak. The wings are spot on, beautiful plumage perfect contrast with BG. TFS mate. Bring 'em on! :)

[Charlie VanTassel]

I like how well the pigeon stands out against this dark background. I think we all have our obsessions here. Let's see some more!

[Dave Barnes]

Hi stu, I think has been said. I think you are right the beak does need a bit more definition. (What did it look like before sharpening?
The rest is great.

[Stephen Earle]

Old specky makes for another great image. Nit about the bill mentioned. I like the wing position and ha.

[arash_hazeghi]

Very nice shot, self critique spot on. I like the red eye.

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all so much for the comments and feedback. Much appreciated.