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this is just awesome, love the pose, light details and the eye contact. not to mention the fish
there are some sharpening halos, I would reduce sharpening radius
killer shot
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Stunning David, l like the tight crop and fish. Great to get the upright wings, superb.
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To answer your question, I do not thnk there is too much space in front...but I feel there is not enough above. Not much more needed, perhaps double the current space between wing-tip and edge (all IMO of course). Light looks a tad strong, but the techs are spot-on, pose very dynamic, and catch is a nice bonus (too bad they don't always cooperate and fly with the prey's head on the photographers' side!)
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Magnificent flight pose you have captured, David. Love full wing up pose ,nice colors,details and composition.
Love the way bird pops up against blue sky.
Regards,
Satish.
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nice image,good flight pose,fish in beak a bonus.
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I also think a bit more above would be nice and I might tone down the Blue BG,
but this is another exceptional flight image from you.
A big fish for this guy!
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Great capture, well done! The sharpness is good and the fish in its beak is a nice plus. I would clone out the white dots under the bird though, they distract a bit and don't contribute to the image.
Laurent
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Thanks everyone for the comments. I will try adding a bit to the top and toning down the BG as suggested. Laurent, the white spots are falling scales, maybe not close enough to the fish to be kept in.
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A fine shot, I suspect the light was a little harsh but you handled the exposure very well indeed. Love the pose, regarding the crop it appeals to me but I suspect a 3:2 may look a little more pleasing to my eye.
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Hi David, well exposed, and I do like the shape of the raised wings. Thats a fair size sardine, and great that we can see the tongue inside the bill.
I thought the scales were water droplets. I would leave them.
The space in front is fine, but as Dan suggested, adding a touch to the top wont harm anything.
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Great image here
i love the pose and the composition, the fish is having great details too
superb one
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Wonderful shot. I think the comp works very well. Love the sardine in it's mouth. Just need a cracker to go with it!
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Good use of space in front, but I would add a bit more on top. Sharp including fish and I like the eye contact with photographer, looks great David.
My only thought with processing would be I wonder if you used the adjust shadows/highlights slider to tone down brights and as a consequence the whites are verging on grey a little and a little coarse detail underwing
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Terrific wing position and love the visible tongue. Tack sharp as well and you have dealt with the harsh light effectively.
I find the under wing detail is off a bit. It almost looks "smoothed out" to me. Perhaps it is due to wet wings? Please set me straight if I am wrong!
I like the comp as is with a touch more up top.
The blood on the fish is compelling. How I wish its head was facing us ( god, I am picky today!)but I am still enjoying this,
Gail
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Thanks everyone for the comments.
Phil, Im sure I did use the highlights slider to bring them down a bit and I do see the slight grey tone to it.
Gail, I didnt do anything to the under wing. It could be the wet wings but I see this in some of my Tern shots. The wing looks like you said, smoothed out and sometimes looks like one solid area. depends on the angle I think.
Thanks again
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Hi David,
Excellent image of this speedstars..its really difficult to get these freeze in camera. Where exactly this photo is taken? I leaves in Long Beach. if you can let me know some good birding and photography spots, that would be really great.