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Considering I seldom see them in the day and never out in the open I took what was presented. I also was unable to position by boat any further right so a side lit image is all that was available.
MKIII, EF500 @ 1.4x, 1/1000, f/6.3, ISO 640, E.C. + 1 1/3, bean bag
Mike:
I like the windblown ear tufts, the talons and slightly sleepy look. You have to work with the light you have. I might crop in a bit from the right, perhaps to the end of the grass on the limb, to get it out of dead center a bit.
Thanks for sharing. I would have been thrilled to see her out during the day too!
Randy
I agree with Randy, subject should be off-center.
If looks could kill... she's staring right at you Mike. Yep moving her to the right will work. Well captured.
Great find and picture. Another vote for moving of center, I will also de-sat cyan/blues on background.
Hope you don't mind I took the liberty to tweak your picture.
Raul, I appreciate your efforts and your repost is a improvement. I agree with the others that the bird needed to be moved off center but putting him to the left of the frame accomplishes one of my objectives. I thought by including the sweeping arch instead of cutting off the branch it adds a degree of depth.
Mike:
I think Raul's repost is a better choice than my initial suggestion. Thats one of the reasons this is such a good group, lots of synergy!
Randy
Although the comp in the repost does indeed work well, I didn't mind the original either. With the subject's pose and stare being straight on, and especially with a vertical framing, a centered comp normally works well as is the case here. Looks like a bit of tweaking in the eyes would do some good (especially the bird's left eye - our right).
