Juv Martial eagle

[Marc Mol]

A juvenile Martial Eagle takes flight in pursuit of Guinea Fowl. 08.29 the light was already against me.
Chichele salt pan, Sth Luangwa Nat Park- Zambia.

D4s 500 f/4 VR 1/4000s f/5.6 ISO400 -1 EV Bean bag front pax seat, ACR PS/CC. 20% crop.

C & C most welcome

Cheers Marc

[gail bisson]

Hi Marc,
Dynamic lift-off pose.
I had a bit of trouble finding the head. The birds left eye and side of head merge into the shoulder and that make it hard to immediately see the head. I would do some significant dodging of this area.
I do like how I can see the foot and ventral surface of the splayed tail.
Good composition as well.
Beautiful eagle to get in flight.
TFS
Gail

[Arthur Morris]

Killer turning pose. Lots of ways to try to open up the dark side of the face. Have you tried NIK CEP Detail Extractor?

[Robert Kimbrell]

Hey Marc. an excellent flight pose. The comp looks good, I echo Gail's thoughts on the head being difficult to find. I think the shot is worth a little further processing.

[Marc Mol]

Appreciate the comments folks.

Have you tried NIK CEP Detail Extractor?

Yes I have Artie, but as you know one must use it judiciously. but worth some further investigation.

[Arthur Morris]

Yes to judiciously :)