Theme: Australian Raven

[Colin Driscoll]

The cross lighting not to everyone's taste, but I find it often offers a different view of a bird. Couldn't get good eye contact because it was too worried about an eagle in the vicinity.
1DXII 400mm F/2.8L II & 1.4XIII 560mm 1/2000 f5 iso800 HH
Cropped, S&H, light sharpen in CC2019 PS.

Edit: the light patches on the back are sunlight shining through a slightly open wing.

[Paul Burdett]

Hi Colin. Yes, the lighting is not (for me) ideal, but I actually don't mind the "shiny highlights" on the wing. However, the HA and high shooting angle are not the best. There's also a white halo around the bird.

[Colin Driscoll]

Thanks Paul, I'll wear the halo, totally missed that, but not the shooting angle. I was level with the bird . Perhaps I should lower it in the frame?

[Paul Burdett]

It still feels as if I'm looking up at the bird (my early posts received the same criticism). Lowering it in the frame may help.

[Colin Driscoll]

Re-post sans halo and lowered in the frame.

[John Mack]

Nice to see an Australian raven. The image appears to have the same issues as you last post.

[Paul Burdett]

There is less halo. I still feel like I'm looking up to the bird (especially its eye), but I think it's due to the fact that the eye should be level with my eyes?

[Daniel Cadieux]

I prefer the first (minus the halo), but both versions have IQ issues that I am certain are not there on your master file.