picture perfect

[stuart wanuck]

nikon d 300 70-200 mm t.c 1.4 iso500 2500 @ 5.6

[Doug Brown]

Like the pose and the eye contact. The light illuminates the bird nicely. I would do a pano crop and I'd probably do another round of sharpening on the bird.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose and eye contact and would crop a bit off the bottom (to remove the reflection of the wing) and a bit off the top, too. The eye looks sharper than the rest of the bird, maybe some additional USM?

[Alfred Forns]

Good pose and exposure Stuart whites look excellent. Would crop as suggested to clean up the bg clutter and make bird bigger in frame. btw excellent sun angle and timing for pressing the shutter, bird still coming at you !!!