Another female harrier shot

[arash_hazeghi]

This is from this evening, clear skies. Hope my harrier shots are not boring :)

http://www.stanford.edu/%7Eahazeghi/Photos/birds/harrier%20bank%20bpn.jpg

5D MKII + 500f/4 + 1.4X TC f/8 1/1600sec ISO 400 meter: sky + 2/3EV. sw: DPP, post process: crop

Hope you like it.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the soft light, pose and eye contact. How many percent of the original frame is this crop?

[Keith Carver]

Not boring at all, Arash. I've enjoyed the sequence including this one. Nice exp, eye contact, would wish only for a little more texture in the sky BG. Lovely underwing patterns in this female.

[Stu Bowie]

Arash, the vertical works well here, and what a great subject to be able to capture frequently. Great underwing detail, well exposed, and good eye contact too. Well captured.

[Markus Jais]

A great flight shot. Nothing not to like here. This is perfect. I love the vertical here.
Harrier shots are never boring. I love those birds. Just finished reading a book about the Harriers of the world.

Markus

[arash_hazeghi]

Thanks for comments guys, I was hoping to get it against the bushes but she was not cooperative :D

Axel is it is 30% frame maybe, is there a problem with sharpness? I am changing my workflow for 5d files, it needs less sharpening so I backed off by 50% let me know if it is not sharp enough.

Here is a larger version if want to see better

http://www.stanford.edu/%7Eahazeghi/Photos/birds/harrier%20dive%202.jpg

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The sharpening looks a bit uneven, with the head noticeably crisper than the feet.

[arash_hazeghi]

The sharpening looks a bit uneven, with the head noticeably crisper than the feet.

Thanks Axel, I sharpened everything together, there is some orange halo around the feet (way brighter than tail btw) in the RAW either from exposure or CA, makes it look a bit hazy compared to the feathers.