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[sten-åke nilsson]

c&c are welcome and its very helpful :) canon 500 4L is,1d mkIII,iso 200,f5.6,1/2000 +1/3 and tc 1.4x

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Sten, You did fairly well with the light from the right. The bird is a bit dark and I suspect that the original was even darker as +1/3 would be to little plus COMP with my Mark III bodies in this situation. Having the eye in the darkest shadow is a problem. Lightening the bird and then the iris (without over-doing either) might be the way to go. I do like the dorsal view. An option would be a VERT crop while adding canvas above and below....

[Stu Bowie]

Great banking angle, showing good detail from the top. Some TLC work will make this pop, as Artie has covered the points.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The banking pose and eye contact look good. Adding to the other suggestions, you could have gone to ISO 400 to be able to dial in more positive EC.

[Anita Rakestraw]

Sten, very nice pose! Agree that it is a little dark; would like to see it after following Artie's suggestions.