5d3 at 700mm, F/7.1, ISO 800, 1/200sec, handheld. I wish it was sharper with a better BG but this is the first image of mine with this unique pose.
5d3 at 700mm, F/7.1, ISO 800, 1/200sec, handheld. I wish it was sharper with a better BG but this is the first image of mine with this unique pose.
That is indeed a unique pose. Quite a compelling image, and not an easy one to obtain, I imagine, with that competing background. As for improvement, your self-critique was on target. Seems to be a bet of blown highlight on the head as well.

pose is very dynamic and great but it's a shame IQ is just not there, bird is quite soft and whites are blown. Hope you can nail this the next time
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Re-post with a little bit of editing.
Awesome flight pose and yeah, not easy to capture!
Presenting it in a smaller file size is a reasonable solution for web viewing (as you've done in the repost),
and it does look better. But, the IQ issues that Arash pointed out are still there....
What a unique pose! Excellent wing position. I'm not sure, But would suggest to place the raptor higher in the frame if the BG let do this.
It's a tough capture for sure. I think you nailed it in your self critique. The bg isn't the best, but remember that the moment sure is!