Crested Caracara Immature

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
100-400mm
ISO 250
1/500 sec. at f/5.6
HH

shot last year in Florida

[Nonda Surratt]

I like this, love the intent look!

'Might' want to selectively sharpen the bird just a tich..not much

[Gus Cobos]

Very nice Denise,
I like the image and capture...you have good colors and sharp details I like the sharp eye and dead on head angle...I also think that the habitat compliments your bird...suggestion...my personal taste; I would crop 1/4 from the top...other than this, well done...congrats...:cool:

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi denise:

Very pleasing, I like the pastel colours, and the bird placement.

Well done

Uncle Gus

[Katie Rupp]

Very intimate, very intense and so sharp! I like the little flowers in the foreground, too. Congrats, Denise.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Denise - very nice - like the flowers in the FG gives it a nice feel.

Looks a little soft to me - sharpened it a tad - made the eye more prominent.
:)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Nice shot Denise, what was your focal length. 400? Like the sharpening of the eye (might do a little less) and the bird and the blurring of the BG by Lance.

[denise ippolito]

Lance, I like the feather details but the eye looks over done to me.

[Alfred Forns]

The big for me was the eye and Lance nailed it !! Needs to be more prominent.

The crop is odd since the virtual bottom of the bird is cut but don't think it could be helped because of the foreground. Really nice and one I would love to have !!! Big Congrats !!!

[denise ippolito]

Alfred, my concern is it doesn't look very natural. or is it just me?

[Harold Davis]

denise, i'd say something in between. either way, i love the capture. nice detail!! especially in lance's repost, but the eye does look a little funky to me.