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arash_hazeghi
12-04-2009, 04:50 AM
Female Harrier
http://www.stanford.edu/%7Eahazeghi/Photos/birds/harrier%20flight%20profile.jpg

7D + 400 DO @ f/8 1/1600sec ISO 400 SW: DPP 3.7.2 Digital Processing: Crop and NR on BG.

Hope you like it
Axel Hildebrandt
12-04-2009, 06:52 AM
Wing position, light and eye contact look good, I would only tone down the highlights on the body and rump.
david cramer
12-04-2009, 06:58 AM
Beautiful light and great detail. I'd agree about toning down the bright areas.
Betsie Storm
12-04-2009, 07:05 AM
Beautifully done, Arash, with the highlights tones down as suggested above it will be better. Like the feather details!
Jim Crosswell
12-04-2009, 07:43 AM
I like the underwing detail you captured in this image. Great HA and eye contact. Well done!
Judy Lynn Malloch
12-04-2009, 10:43 AM
Ditto the above comments. Excellent composition and I love the wing position in this image. Thanks for sharing.
Dave Leroy
12-04-2009, 11:28 AM
Very nice clear shot of wing, head and eye. Agree it does seem a bit bright. Well done. Dave
Doug Brown
12-04-2009, 11:37 AM
Like the eye contact and wing position. In addition to taming the whites, I would darken the pupil a little and run another pass of sharpening.
arash_hazeghi
12-04-2009, 12:17 PM
Thanks guys for nice comments, here is a repost

http://www.stanford.edu/%7Eahazeghi/Photos/birds/harrier%20flight%20profile%20II.jpg
William Currie
12-04-2009, 11:25 PM
Really nice image light is great. Looks like the 7D is working well for you good job
Jay Gould
12-05-2009, 05:33 AM
7D is rockin'!!

Are you enjoying the 7d as much as your images are projecting? This one is sharp and spot-on!
arash_hazeghi
12-05-2009, 05:43 AM
7D is rockin'!!

Are you enjoying the 7d as much as your images are projecting? This one is sharp and spot-on!

Thanks Jay, yes when my shots are in focus I do enjoy the fine detail and cropping power of the 18 mpixel sensor, I still have some issues basically in the same conditions that I described a few months earlier when I first got the camera, but I am soon upgrading to 500. with more focal length I will be able to fill the entire or most of the 19 point AF area with the bird so that the camera has no chance of seeing the BG and locking on it :)
James Salywoda
12-05-2009, 12:02 PM
The repost looks much better Arash I like the wing position and bg