Image created south of the town Falun in Sweden.
Canon 40D, Canon EF 300/2.8L IS USM, 2x canon extender, Canon 580EXII, BB.
1/250s, f6.3, ISO400, 600mm
I like your OOTB thinking. Good to get creative. I do wish the subject was a wee bit bigger in the frame and looking towards us instead. You could also push the darks on the rock and bird darker - this would nicely offset the dark patch in ULC. This might also work as a pano with some off the top.
Beautiful image, Magnus. I like the warm sienna tones and especially the backlighting of the subject. I think your repost is the stronger of the two. Juan's crop seems a little too confining to me.
Magnus,
I prefer your repost of the 3 versions to date. And, I appreciate your creativity and the example you have given by presenting something different. It is a beautiful piece of art, and I hope you will keep surprising us.
Thanks for sharing.
Dick
I like the second repost the best. I think negative space is very important in compositions like this and severely diminishing works against it. I like the lighter version. Great out of the box thinking!