Northern Harrier (Female)

[Ken Lassman]

Taken at Green Cay Wetlands, Boynton Beach, FL on a very windy overcast morning. I am not sure if this an adult or juvenile. I waited until she cleared the top of the tree line to take the shot. I cropped it to increase the subject size due to the distance away from her. I am not sure if I should have bumped the ISO up or down or changed the exposure time to gat more contrast, so I would appreciate any suggestions or comments. Thank you

Nikon D300
Nikon 300/2.8 lense
Hand held Manual Mode
ISO 400
F/5 @ 1/1250

[Manjesh Lingamurthy]

Hi Ken

Birds body and head position is excellent. Image looks very soft, likely because of the large crop you have mentioned.

Manjesh

[arash_hazeghi]

Nice shot Ken, she is looking at you! Techs look good to me, you can adjust contrast in post. I think this an adult (female). Colors look off to me there is a red or orange cast in brown plumage and it does lack a bit in contrast.