Tawny Eagle

[Loi Nguyen]

This image taken in the Western region of the Serengeti.

1DX
500f4 II + 1.4 X III
1/2000
f5.6
ISO-800
BLUBB Bean Bag from a window of safari vehicle
Manual Expsure
+1/3 EV

The eagle was patiently waiting for its turn at a wildebeest carcass in the early morning hours.

Appreciate your comments and suggestions.

Thank you.

Loi

[Girish Prahalad]

Hi Loi

Lovely pose & a wonderful perch. BG & DOF are excellent as is the light. I am not sure what sharpening / USM settings you have used, as the feathers look a bit crunchy IMO.
Lets see what others have to opine.

[shane shacaluga]

Hi Loi

You seem to be having a great time out there!

Great pose and wonderful variety of brown and beige tones. Love the inquisitive look on the eagle

The dark part of the wings lack a bit of detail on my monitor and you may be able to lighten them slightly to expose the flight feathers. That is my only critique on this shot

[Doug Brown]

Majestic looking bird in a great setting. I'm going to agree with Girish about the plumage looking a little oversharpened. Like Shane, I'd also like to see a bit more detail in the blacks.

[Marina Scarr]

Stunning raptors and pose in an super environment. Loving seeing those talons and on such a great perch. Agree the chest feathers are looking a tad funky.

[Loi Nguyen]

Hi Everyone

Thank you for your comments. I increased the exposure by 1/3 EV and lifted the dark feathers a little bit with curves. I used Smart Sharpen and reduced the sharpening amount here by quite a bit. I think it is an improved version here. Appreciate your comments on the RP.

Thank you

Loi

[Dan Brown]

Beautiful brown tones, Loi! I like the repost over the OP. I might clean up the few little straws and white spots on the dirt mound but that's about it.

[shane shacaluga]

RP looks much better to me! Good work

[MohsenVahedipour]

Great species (for me in Iran) with lovely pose & BG. The repost looks much better as mentioned above.

[mohammad reza shahab]

Lovely pose,Beautiful perch & BG .