Osprey

[Raul Quinones]

Last one for this series.
Canon EOS 40D, EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

Green Cay Wetlands 9/18/2008
1/800, F7.1, ISO 200, 700.0 mm

Use Hue/Saturation on the left eye only (Tip provided by Doug Brown on previous post) to match the light on the right eye.

Comments and recommendations welcome,
Raul

[Michael Lloyd]

What a gorgeous bird. I have yet to be able to capture a decent image of an Osprey. Have you considered cloning out the small amount of green at the bottom. Maybe push the sky toward blue a very little more too?

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Stunning image Raul with a great pose and outstanding detail. Love the ruffled feathers. Beautiful work and the green at the bottom anchors this image for me. Would be beautiful either way but like it very much as presented. thanks for sharing.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great light,eye contact and pose,I would prefer to crop a bit at the bottom!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Hola Raúl! muy buena.
Hello Raúl, I like your image a lot but I prefer to see it without the oof branch. I hope you don't mind.
By the way, great light and eye contact.:D

[Doug Brown]

For me the OOF green stuff at the bottom draws my eye away. I prefer the repost. Beautiful light and sharpness here Raul!

[Raul Quinones]

Thanks all for comments and thanks JC for the crop.
I was going for "anchoring the image" as Judy mentioned above.
The crop suggested by Michael, Manos, Juan Carlos and Doug does bring more attention to the bird, and I have to admit that I prefer this version.