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Very nice flight pose, good eye contact and I like how the prey is facing us. I would, lighten up slightly, the birds left wing. I would also try sharpening the head slightly, along with the talons and the fish. I like your chosen crop.
Will
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I like this kind of pose as a break from the typical side view of them with a fish. Good pose on the fish as well. The light was not at your back here which is hard with flying birds to get them just right and cause some bad shadowing. The problem is that the bird does not look sharp to me. It doesn't look tack sharp anywhere on the bird. Perhaps to motion blur?
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You did well my friend, wish I had not left. Nice colors, detail, and wonderful fish with the head still attached. I don't see anything I would change that you can control. If the birds right wing was extended like the left wing it would take this image to a higher level. Thank you for sharing, Noel. Really nice meeting at Circle B and photographing side by side.
Joe Przybyla
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The pose, intensity, and fish combine to make this a strong image despite it not being perfectly sharp. There is also
a faint halo around the bird and the fish, an artifact that I imagine originated from lightening the shadowed underwing.
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Nice one Noel. The image looks pretty sharp on the eye but sharpest focus might be behind that as the water droplets look very sharp ... I am not seeing any obvious halos but I rarely do :)
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Hi Noel, great catch for both of you, and I like the semi head on capture here. We have a great view of the fish, and I like the falling droplets. Without reading any comments, I feel you could try another round of sharpening.
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