Imm Bateleur Eagle

[Dave Barnes]

The sun angle was not the greatest but I still like the image


Camera Model Name Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1600
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 400

[christopher galeski]

So do I Dave,nice BG,nice comp,and the light angle does not bother me.thanks.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Total killer one this dave.. loved the landing pose and great details.. would suggest to lighten the underwings a bit more.. still loved it.. congrats..

[Morkel Erasmus]

lovely exposure, pose and timing Dave. lighting A-OK for me...

[Randy Stout]

Dave:

Excellent timing, pose, angle. The light is the challenge for this image.

I spent a minute to bring up the eye/face shadows and just a bit under the wing.

You can do a much better job with the raw file, but I think it is worth tweaking a bit more.

A beauty.

Randy

If you have a bit more room, I might give the wing tip a little more space, but thats minor.

[David Fletcher]

Killer shot Dave. Prefer OP. Light angle doesn't bother me either. Very well done. Minor, but go with Randy on a tad more room for the wings.

[Michael Zajac]

Nice landing pose and details.The crop is a little tight. Prefer OP.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Great posture and sharpness, you did well to retain detail in the darks, and the side light is interesting, works for me because it accentuates the feather texture. I like Randy's suggestion of lightening the darks a bit more

[Ramon M. Casares]

Amazoing pose, species, BG, perch, sharpness and colors, light angle though is less than ideal IMo.
Congratulaitons!

[Kathy Reeves]

Absolutely gorgeous---the only thing wrong is that it is not my image!

[Dave Barnes]

Thanks to all for looking and for comments.
Here is a repost with the shadow areas a bit lighter.
I hope this is betters it is starting to show a bit to much noise for my liking?

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dave, Im going with your OP. I feel the light is enough to show up the feather detail, even in the shadow areas. I like the left foot about to touch down, and killer BG too. I agree with you that your repost does show a bit of noise. LC Sunday???

[Gal Shon]

If only the sun...
I would have take it to a different direction, leaving the under wing a bit darker (that bring out some noise)
I like the landing pose very much.

[Dave Barnes]

Thanks Stu and Gal your comments are appreciated.