Pallid Harrier

[Harshad Barve]

Dear all
Made this with D700 , 600mm, ISO 400, F5.6 , 1/2000, baeanbag on SUV shoulder
PP wise , levels , 70 % of FF and NR on BG
All C & C are most welcome and much appreciated
Harshad

[Danny J Brown]

Hey Harshad - You got a pretty good angle on this bird even though you were in an SUV. This bird has beautiful feather details and I love shots like this with the parched, broken ground. Bokeh pretty sweet here as well and I like the overall color tone. Nice.

[Joel Eade]

Very nice, not much to critique. Did you try one with the BG slightly darker to see if the bird stands out even more?

[Mike Veltri]

Nice eye contact Harshad and alert pose.

[Steve Canuel]

I like the pose, the color tone, and the cracked earth. The BG blurs out nicely.

[Randy Stout]

Harshad:

Looks like a desolate place. Nice colors, pose.

To my eye, the wing is a bit sharper than the eye, perhaps a bit of selective sharpening on the head/eye area?

Part of me wants to crop just a bit from the left. It is always a challenge with a long tailed bird parallel to the image plane, reduces your cropping options, but I might try a smidge off the left.

Cheers

Randy

[Steve Maxson]

I like the parched environment here, Harshad. It's hard to imagine what it might find to eat in that vicinity. The pose is good and I like the way the background colors complement those of the bird. You might try a bit of selective sharpening around the face.

[Rosl Roessner]

I like the soft colors and the good eye contact.
Beautiful bird with good details.
Congrats!

[Zoltan Kovacs]

Very nice picture an good details. I like the low angle perspective. The bird is beautiful.

[Betsie Storm]

This is a beautiful image, Harshad. I like the overall sharpness and detail, especially the feather detail. Eye also looks really good. I have a somewhat similar image of a juvenile (this is a juvie Circus macrourus, right?) taken in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park- will post it sometime. I am starting to wish for a world bird guide to learn more about worldwide species distribution! Thanks for sharing.

[James Salywoda]

Another beauty of a Raptor shot Harshad the details look great.