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    Default Lanner Falcon with Kgalagadi landscape

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    Lanner Falcon - Falcon biarmicus
    http://www.theflacks.co.za/birds/lanner-falcon/

    I know that some on this forum prefer tighter crops, but I have gone for something a little different on this one (given the BG and quality of the image).
    Look forward to your thoughts (good or bad). Thanks a bundle!

    Location: Polentswa Waterhole, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
    Date taken: 11 June 2013
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    Shutter speed 1/4000
    F stop 6.3
    Exposure bias -0.3
    Medium crop, sharpened for web, improved shadows

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    Not sure why this posted twice (but the bottom one is the correct one). Thanks

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    The bottom one looks better as the belly and the head show more details and brighter.

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    Yes, you did a good job of opening up the face on the bottom image. The face could go a bit lighter.

    Can you post the full frame ORIG in a new pane?
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    Thanks Arthur. Here we go!

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    Thanks Richard. The image held up fairly well to a very substantial crop.
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    Image holds up fairly well to crop but I am unsure as to the highlight in the eye...it just seems wrong as presented. I'd experiment with it a bit to improve the image.

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    Great image considering the big crop plus this is not a very easy falcon to photograph. Thanks for sharing this.

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