Originally Posted by
Jonathan Ashton
Arash you have clearly got a wonderfully focused image, colours and exposure etc - spot on, I think it is a super shot.
Something bugs me slightly, I have never got a decent shot of a harrier - hence my question, why are the feathers so smooth and almost featureless - is this typical of harriers i.e. so smooth so as to aid silent flight? You have got clear apparent detail in the talons and a hint in the underwing feathers, I was expecting a little more than I see - is this simply because I have not seen a harrier close up and personal as it were, i.e. the feathers just always super smooth?