Northern Harrier Gliding over the marsh

[gail bisson]

Canon 1DX
60mm and 1.4X
ISO 1000
SS 1/3200
F 5.6
PP: I moved the harrier lower in the frame by selecting the harrier,expanding the selection by 2 pixels then feathering it by 3 pixels, then used the move tool to bring the harrier about 2 cm down in the frame then cloned the blue sky back into the area where the harrier was. Cropped to pano, usual clarity sliders, levels, DE at 1% to harrier and USM to JPEG.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail
Will post the original below because of all the PP I did.

[gail bisson]

here is original completely unprocessed or sharpened.

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent shooting angle, eye contact and positioning the Harrier closer to the foliage, Gail.

[Ross Taylor]

That is quite an impressive shot Gail, especially since it is unprocessed. I love the flaming colors of the marsh. Bird is sharp as a tack. Thanks for posting this great work :)

[William Dickson]

Lovely Gail. You did a great job on the 1st post, but I do like the original aswell. Fantastic flight pose and all looking real good.

Will

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I LOVE THE ORIGINAL FILE BEST!
IMO no need to go to these lengths for the "perfect" image.
As it is a bit loose in the original file, it fits well with the habitat.
If anything, taking a bit off the top and keeping it as a pano would
have been just as effective for me.

Really a wonderful frame, Ms Digtial Chainsaw Maiden.

[arash_hazeghi]

Nice Gail, this is a juvenile bird. I like the sharp details but I wish the near wing was raised. This kind if editing is a bit too much for me personally but I prefer the bird closer to the marsh to make a stronger connection with the habitat

TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, I like your pano crop, together with the Harrier flying over the angled OOF marsh. Light looks nice and soft, and Im fine with your original capture.