Female Northern Harrier

[Hal Everett]

These are my old standbys, when nothing else is out. ID-IV, 800mmf5.6, 1/1600 second, f5.6, ISO500. RAW adjustments and sharpening in CS4. The BG is too busy.

[Richard Mc Donald]

Very nice capture of your Harrier Hal. I honestly don't think the back ground is too busy as it shows a good representation of the raptors hunting ground.

You've also done well in your flight capture technique considering the small field of focus for the 800.

Hope you don't mind but I d/l the shot and ran a few Smart Sharpen actions thought it and to me it comes up better, particulary the head.

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Hal, The wing position is great and the BKGR is loverly. The bird, however, is not anywhere near sharp; is this a very large crop?

[Stephen Stephen]

I like the BG, Head angle and wing position but it's too bad that the bird is not sharp.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great habitat depicted here (although I would eliminate the dark area in ULC). I like the wing-down pose too. As mentioned, the bird is soft as posted.

[Eric Diller]

Still a great shot of a powerful Raptor!