Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk (Juv)

[Dave Barnes]

Camera Model Name Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/2500
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation +2/3
ISO Speed 400

[Randy Stout]

Dave:

Sharp, well exposed, excellent pose. The legs and talons are impressive.

I might consider lightening the portion of the eye that is shadowed just a bit.

If your ethics allow, might try version without the branch on the right side, or alternately lowering the luminosity a bit so it doesn't compete with the bird. Even just removing the small spur projecting towards the birds breast might simplify the image a bit.

Very nice capture.

Randy

[Erich Stevens]

Dave,

Great sharpness and details and beautiful light. Love it as presented. Well done!

[Dave Barnes]

Hi Randy.
I have a few images of this bird some with him looking straight ahead. On those I have cloned out the branch on the right and added canvas on that side. Because he is looking the other way I found that I preferred this image with the branch still in as it anchors the image on the right and the curve follows his body shape.

I do agree with you on the toning down and the eye shadow. Thanks for your input/comments.
I will post the other one sometime.

[Randy Stout]

Dave:

I did a quick clone job to remove the branch, to see what it looked like, and I agree with your assessment. It does help balance the image. I also cloned out just the spur, and did like that, might want to try that version.

Cheers

Randy

[denise ippolito]

Dave, Beautiful sharpness and details. I like that the talons are clearly visible. Very nice pose w/ a great HA and BG is very nice.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dave, I wouldnt change a thing. I like the pose following the curved branches on the right. Lovely light, which in turn shows good detail and colours. I actually like this a lot. NTS.

[Keith Bauer]

Very nice. I like the way the vertical branch on the right follows the lines of the bird. Nice capture

[Alan Carr]

Super detail! When I first looked at the pic, it felt as if there was too much dead space to the left - however, on looking at it for longer, I find the space adds to the pic.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Lovely image, nice light, loved the out of frame interest of the bird and nice clean BG too.. congrats..

[arash_hazeghi]

Lovely image, prefect sharpness and the right perch does help balance the shot. Can't get any better, I would also brighten tail shadow just a bit.

[Dave Barnes]

Thanks for looking and for comments. Your advise and comments are appreciated.

[Mohanram Kemparaju]

Beautiful image of a fierce looking raptor.Plumage is so beautiful, seeing this for the first time.I would have cloned out the parallel branch, it drags the attention away from the bird and there is no common node between the branch on which the bird is perch and the lone standing branch.You can try a vertical composition crop to include more wood and the branching from the same base.

[Dave Barnes]

Thanks Mohanram.