Originally Posted by
David Salem
Hi Loi,
I like the look back pose and the feather details and exposure look great too. She sure looks good in this frame.
This was obviously taken on a day that I wasn't with you as I have never seen her with a prey item like this. This is not a white vole, this is a captive raised white mouse.
Not sure how she got this in her feet but I feel that images of raptors with unnatural prey items in their feet are of little use. It is not natural and in "nature photography" it should be the predator with it's natural quarry. I know you go to Africa often so it's kind of like getting a shot of a beautiful Leopard in a low tree with a small black and white cow. Cool that he is eating the cow in front of you but not the natural Impala or Gazelle that it would normally take.
It is much harder to get a shot of one with a natural prey item but much more rewarding IMO. It also looks much better on the screen or on the canvas over your fireplace.
This is only my opinion, but I think many others here may have the same mindset.
Look forward to shooting together soon.