Black-chested Snake Eagle.

[Marc Mol]

07.51 hrs
Black-chested Snake Eagle.
Masai Mara, Kenya Oct 2010

D3s 500VR 1/3200 f/5.6@ISO400 H/H. 30% crop

C & C most welcome

Cheers
Marc

[Randy Stout]

Marc:
A striking fellow, challenging to expose well, but excellent execution here.
For me , the shadows under the far wing are so dark that it distracts from the image.


Cheers

Randy

[Don Lacy]

Hi Mark, New raptor for me nice sharpness and detail on the near wing I would lighten the far wing a bit to lessen the contrast with the near wing.

[Jan Fourie]

great bird in flight image with nice posture,comp and exposure of whites

[Ken Watkins]

Marc,

I agree with Randy here, it looks as though you have lost the rear wing in processing. I am sure you can bring out a little detail there. Other than that it is a great image of a great bird.

[Marc Mol]

Appreciate the comments guys.


Marc,

I agree with Randy here, it looks as though you have lost the rear wing in processing. I am sure you can bring out a little detail there. Other than that it is a great image of a great bird.

Thanks Ken, I had to push the shadow detail all the way up to extract enough light & detail but was mindful not to introduce too much noise.
Here is a repost with a lot more shadow detail on that wing.

[Arno Ellmer]

Great capture ,Marc and great improvement on far wing(slight yellow cast visible )

[Pieter de Waal]

Hi Mark, good bird in flight of one of my favourites, especialy like their yellow eyes. Exposure and detail on near wing and dark head is great. Good job on repost of far wing, no noise visible.

[Ken Watkins]

Marc,

Great repost, I think the slight yellow tinge is inevitable but not really "distracting".