This is a cropped image of an ostrich.
Canon 5D with a 500mm plus 1.4XTC at ISO 400; f7.1 1/1000s
This is a cropped image of an ostrich.
Canon 5D with a 500mm plus 1.4XTC at ISO 400; f7.1 1/1000s

I think the side light works here, but it would be better if the left were a touch lighter.
I like the composition but the light angle is not ideal. Where did you make this image?