Another harrier frame

[arash_hazeghi]

here is another frame from the same adolescent female harrier I posted a few days ago. She was quite active at the sunset and gave me a few passes

hope you like this one

D500 600E FL + TC-14E III ISO 640 1/3200 sec at f/5.6 hand held processed with C1P

[David Roach]

Once again love the FG and BG environment, the view of the near wing and face is just sublime. TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Only one - where's the other?
Super shot I like the low level position with the OOF grasses, wing position very appealing.

You may disagree but are the darkest areas just a little too dark/heavy .. or possibly contrast a tad high????

[gail bisson]

This is a very beautiful frame Arash.
Lovely wing position with a nice subtle head angle. If this was mine I would dodge the darker stem just below the near wing.
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Arash:

The colors, pose, angle, all great. I get Gails point about the area at the tip of the near wing. Could just soften it a bit more if you don't want to remove it.

The head doesn't look quite as sharp as the near wing, which is really crisp.

Cheers

Randy

[Bill Dix]

Another beauty. Great flight pose and detail; just the right amount of habitat. To Randy's point, I suppose you could hit the face with just a tiny bit of selective sharpening. But I'd be thrilled to have this in my Harrier collection just as is.

[John Mack]

Looks great. Nice to see the harrier low and just above the grasses. Light is great as well.

[arash_hazeghi]

Arash:

The colors, pose, angle, all great. I get Gails point about the area at the tip of the near wing. Could just soften it a bit more if you don't want to remove it.

The head doesn't look quite as sharp as the near wing, which is really crisp.

Cheers

Randy

Thanks Randy the head looks tack sharp on my 4K NEC. It could just be an illusion due to the nasal feathers.

best

[dankearl]

Looks plenty sharp to me, I think people feel the need for some criticism where there is none.
Your photos are too good!!
I do agree with Gail on removing the dark areas below the wing.

[Arthur Morris]

The head looks perfectly sharp to me too. Contrast and tonalities and EXP all look perfect. My preference would have been for the bird to have been flying two feet higher to soften up the BKGR.

The only thing that bugs me (very slightly) is the spot of sun on the otherwise shaded far wing.

with love, artie

ps: the feathers on the near wing are arranged quite --- not sure for the right word here, differently? It looks as if the second primary on that wing, the really dark one, is in the process of growing in ...

[Randy Stout]

Arash: Perhaps it is the soft nasal feathers causing the impression as you mention. Viewing it on 5K monitor, so resolution on my end not a problem. Lovely frame.

Cheers

Randy

[arash_hazeghi]

Arash: Perhaps it is the soft nasal feathers causing the impression as you mention. Viewing it on 5K monitor, so resolution on my end not a problem. Lovely frame.

Cheers

Randy

hey Randy if it is a Mac monitor it may not look good on it because of the display scaling.

best

[arash_hazeghi]

The head looks perfectly sharp to me too. Contrast and tonalities and EXP all look perfect. My preference would have been for the bird to have been flying two feet higher to soften up the BKGR.

The only thing that bugs me (very slightly) is the spot of sun on the otherwise shaded far wing.

with love, artie

ps: the feathers on the near wing are arranged quite --- not sure for the right word here, differently? It looks as if the second primary on that wing, the really dark one, is in the process of growing in ...

Thanks Artie, you probably misses this thread http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...sition-harrier but this is transitional harrier, the plumage is indeed in the process of morphing from a juvenile to an adult. while I have many frames of the harriers this bird was unique.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Artie, you probably misses this thread http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...sition-harrier but this is transitional harrier, the plumage is indeed in the process of morphing from a juvenile to an adult. while I have many frames of the harriers this bird was unique.

YAW Arash. It looks like the exact same bird ...

with love, a