spotty

[Mervyn Marsh]

Taken yesterday. I'm enjoying shooting in manual mode.. no more av mode for me.. makes it easier to get lower iso too..

species
Common Name: spotted harrier
Scientific Name: Circus assimilis

Date: yesterday
Location: WTP

Camera Details
Brand/Model: Canon EOS 1dx
Lens: Canon 500mm mk ii, 1.4x iii

Camera Settings
ISO: 400
F-Stop: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1600s

Exposure Bias/Metering/Flash: +1 step

Technique:
Attraction Aides:

Post Production: slight crop for comp.. lowered some clarity and sharpness on some of the green areas.. used clone stamp, and tweeked exposure and and sharpened resized file..

[Karl Egressy]

Good move on AV to manual. Done the same 4-5 years ago and never looked back. Nice in habitat shot of this raptor.

[gail bisson]

Well done to get so close to a raptor. Raptor looks great and perfect head turn.
This is one situation when it would have been a bit better to be a bit higher. I find the grasses a bit overwhelming.
I find myself wanting you to include more of the virtual feet but that would increase the amount of FG grasses. A higher POV might have helped.
Another option would be to go vertical.
Gail