D300 200-400 + 1.4TC @ 550 on tripod. Manual exposure mode, all natural light. ISO 250 f5.6 1/1000s.
Cropped for composition. Nest removed.
C&C welcome and appreciated !!
Thanks for looking !!
D300 200-400 + 1.4TC @ 550 on tripod. Manual exposure mode, all natural light. ISO 250 f5.6 1/1000s.
Cropped for composition. Nest removed.
C&C welcome and appreciated !!
Thanks for looking !!
Wonder how it would look with the nest? Nice pose Desmond and light is mighty fine too, though I sense a little bit of hotness in some of those bright whites. Thanks for posting. :)

Nice one Desmond, wonder if this was from Pitt Meadows.
I agree with Akos regarding the whites.
Since you mentioned cropping, I would rather have seen more space on the right side (as opposed to left side) since that is where the bird is looking.
Like the pose (especially the fanned out tail). Head looks sharp. Agree on a bit more space on viewer's right. I'm seeing a strong cyan color in the whites of the tail and his right wing. Maybe caused by lighting conditions at the location?
Superb eye contact, and a great headon shot Desmond. Comp wise, I would do a horizontal pano crop. The space top and bottom, is fine, extend the two sides and see how it looks. Just a thought.
Ditto Stu on eye contact. I like the comp as is. Nice pose and BG.
Excellent head-on captured with great detail and a super BG.
Chris Kotze
Great pose and eye contact. Lots of detail with enough wing blur to convey motion. The background is very nice. I think it is nice as presented.
Very impactful frontal stare! Nice background with a hint of the environment and wing blur which shows motion.
Dramatic posture and great eye contact. Like the green background !. Agree with a bit more space on the right