A Raptor Portrait

[Kiran Poonacha]

Could get close to this Indian Spotted Eagle after he was exhausted because of a unsucessful hunt of a lark. This is the first time he let me so close to him, I felt blessed.

Spec: 1/800, F 7.1, ISO 800.

Canon 40D + 500mm + 1.4TC

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful/funny pose....great details,soft light,bg!!!

[Doug Brown]

Thanks for the story behind the image. Love the eye contact, sharpness, and BG. I might lighten the iris just a little.

[Rohan Kamath]

as Mital bhai said earlier... its time you started macro photography of your raptors kiran bhai... what fantastic details... the light, pose, BG all make this an absolute winner...Congrats...

[denise ippolito]

Kiran, Fantastic details and pose. Really nice complimentary BG. Love the open mouth and the details inside!

[Harshad Barve]

fantatic shot with great clarity , agreed with Doug here
TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Hey brother, amazingly sharp, showing good feather detail. I like the light in this. Great image.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Kiran,
I, too, would feel blessed if I had this one in my collection!!
Best,
Nicki

[colincarter]

great portrait shot, lovely complimentary background, sharp and perfect depth of field.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Awesome portrait...check out how thick the neck appears to be! I like the panting pose - and the story puts this into context. Well done Kiran.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Exceptional work Bhai! All elements are perfect for me. :)

[Simon Bennett]

Excellent portrait - love the detail.

[Michael Zajac]

Superb image and sharpness! Very nice BG color to go w/ it.

[Joe Senzatimore]

You took full advantage of a rare opp. Congrats on a fine portrait.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the composition, soft light, sharpness and BG but the open beak puts it over the top for me.

[James Salywoda]

Such a stunning portrait Kiran so beautifully presented the bird pops off the screen. Well Done!

[Arthur Morris]

A wonderfully regal pose and bird. I love the details in the rich brown feathers. It's a good thing that it was a fast, elusive lark.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

What a fantastic portrait. Sharp, beautiful colors and the open beak to top it off.

Big congrats. JR

[Lorant Voros]

Everything has been mentioned. I just want to bow for you for this in my book perfect photo. Well done.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Thanks you all my dearest Bird lovers for your Kind words of encouragement..

Regards,

Kiran.

[Chris Kotze]

Excellent detail, colours and sharpness

[arash_hazeghi]

Kiran,
super portrait, it is as if the guy is having a conversation :D feather detail is excellent!