White bellied Sea Eagle

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Made this image last week , while paticipating in the Mumbai Chapter of the HSBC Bird Race . I was lucky to get this guy in his own 'back yard' .

Shot with a Canon 1D Mk III , 600 mm f4 IS .

Exif :

Exposure Time = 1/1600"
F Number = F4
Exposure Program = Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 200
Exposure Bias Value = +0.33EV
Metering Mode = Spot


Cheers,
Rakesh

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose, angle and eye contact. I might crop a bit off the top and increase contrast.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Rakesh, I really liked the setting. Nice environmental shot. agree with Axel on crop and contrast. Whites look very good. You should share more of your photos here with us.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Thanx Guys . Yes I think I can go with some more contrast here . @ Kaustub : I have been visiting the forum and been commenting now on a regular basis . But , I normally do not have the time to upload images from office . But point taken . Will try be regular with image sharing as well .:)

[Mital Patel]

did tried to make little change.
i too felt a little S curve would be great not sure that match with your calibrated monitor. also did pano crop with the frame and ambiance you have here.

[Ofer Levy]

Used Mital's repost and cropped a bit more as well as a slight levels adjustment. Sorry for not fixing the signature...;)

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Repost with the suggestions above . Does this look ok ??

[Harshad Barve]

Your repost is best among lot
TFS excellent image

[Mital Patel]

your re-post is just perfect except those white waves patches. make it little more dim.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Repost looks great, agree with Mital about the white patches,
can you not clone them away?

[Ilija Dukovski]

Another thing, I would get rid of the title and
put the signature in the LLH corner. Just an opinion:)

[Matthew Studebaker]

Excellent image. I LOVE Ofer's edit. Just the right amount of space, nice color and contrast. Great shot.

[Rahul Sachdev]

Lovely Image Rakesh. The pose is perfect. Liked the repost better..

[Dave Leroy]

A very strong image. I like the nice feel of the ocean in this one with the majestic looking bird.
I also prefer your repost with the added suggestion of toning down the bg waves a bit.
Nicely done.
Dave