Hawk Cuckoo Closeup

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

I was shooting with the 7D and 500II+1.4X III @ 700mm and this fellow landed too close! This is full frame on my knee, hand held (I had taken the lens off the tripod and about to pack up when I got this opportunity, so fired away)
Hope the image is worth it!
1/500
f/5.6
ISO 400

[Michael Wayne]

Hi Sanjeev...I am new here and not really qualified to make critiques but I do like the detail and the eye is very well done...it is a shame he came to close and had to crop the tail...but we take what we can get sometimes!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Sanjeev,

Consider making this a profile or a head shot,..kinda like a glamor shot. The clipping could not be helped so adjust the thinking here and crop. Thanks for sharing and keep em coming.

[Diane Miller]

Beautiful shot. Love the feather detail!

If the subject is still for a second, move the camera down and do a second shot of the bottom half. They will often composite very well in PS. (Same, of course, for horizontal composites.)