took this shot a couple of weeks ago,coming off local river,maybe a little too much noise reduction.cannon 40d.400prime lens,1/3200sec,f8.0,iso640,hand held,early morning.cropped.comments good or bad.thanks.
I like the pose with the full downstroke on wings, head angle and angle in frame.
The bird isn't quite sharp, most noticeable in eye/head/bill. If you didn't selectively apply noise reduction to the background, that might be a factor here.
From an exposure standpoint, the orange bill and the whites on wing are blown. Backing down the contrast just a bit will help there.
Chris, I like the flying posture, and good placement in the comp. The clouds in the BG add to the image nicely. Randy hit the nail with regards to the NR.