Crested Serpent Eagle Portrait

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

A serpent eagle looks out for a snack at Tipeshwar tiger reserve, Maharashtra, India. I quite liked the pattern of the feathers this huge bird of prey has.
1DX II
700mm
1/1250
f/6.3
ISO 3200

[David Roach]

I agree Sanjeev, the feather patterns are awesome on this bird and you've shown them well. Those eyes are the killer cherry on top. You should enter for theme... TFS

[dankearl]

Nice portrait and nice details.
I am on the fence about the orange splashes in the BG, I might eliminate them, or at least the one on the right side.

[John Mack]

Detail on the bird looks nice. Love those yellow eyes. The feather pattern is very neat. The background is what it is.

[Daniel Cadieux]

A very serious looking individual! I love the mean stare. Nice details in the feathers. BG is OK, but not great. I'm torn on the comp though, perhaps a vertical would have worked well here.

[Steve Kaluski]

Changing the metering mode may have helped here Sanjeev.

TFS
Steve

[Moe Richard]

Superb detail, pose, and eye contact. Perhaps darkening the orange spots a bit just to reduce their distraction although they do blend really nice with the eyes