Not Everyone Can Be Pretty

I was not sure about head shots but I noticed a few so I thought I would submit one. There was no cropping with this one.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...anBePretty.jpg

File Name _MG_1624.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS 30D
Firmware Firmware 1.0.4
Shooting Date/Time 06/25/06 04:49:44
Owner's Name unknown
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/125
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Lens EF300mm f/4L IS USM
Focal Length 300.0mm
Image Size 3504x2336
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode One-Shot AF
Picture Style Standard
Sharpness 3
Contrast 0
Saturation 0
Color tone 0
Color Space Adobe RGB
Noise Reduction Off
File Size 7201KB

What species is this, and is it captive? (If so don't forget to indicate it in your thread). You've nailed the exposure here, and sharpness is pretty good, although possibly on the slight oversharpened side of things in some spots. The biggest detriment to the image is head angle...the bird is looking away. Best to wait until its head is lined up at least parallel to the sensor plane (and preferably a few degrees towards) before hitting the shutter :-)

Nice Southern Screamer Zenon, a bit more of a head turn would have improved this image.

Daniel covered some nits from me too. Yes, please indicate if captive, just makes us understand better. :) Nice looking bird and had the head angle have been better, a really good looking portrait then too. :)