first pic of 2010, raising

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

D700
70-200mm f2.8 VR1
200mm
ISO 400
f8 at 1/2000s
Manual mode
Matrix Metering
Auto white balance
AF-C, Dynamic 21 points
handheld

Set white point, lighten, crop, use linear burn to bring out white detail, NR, and sharpen

New year but still old bird :D
The sun is a little off the the left hence the shadow on the wing.

All comments and suggestions are welcome.

[Alfred Forns]

I like it as presented, great wing position and direct eye contact !! Well exposed and sharp ... can't as for much more !! I like the selected shutter speed, wing tips are sharp !!! Excellent !!!

[Lance Peters]

Congrats- THis is lovely.
Nailed the techs and the exposure is just perfect.
Like this a lot.

[Gus Cobos]

This is simply beautiful Thanaboon,
I like it as presented...the lighting is sweet. You have very good feather details and the exposure on the whites is dead on, I like the raised wing position and the direct head angle and eye contact...show me more...;):cool:

[kostas nianiopoulos]

u have your own way to get images from those birds i think , this is a nice done image in my opinion Thanaboon , well done .